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Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... also found that activism against non-US targets accounted for 40% of campaigns for 2019, up from 30% in 2015. For the first time, Japan was the second most targeted jurisdiction, second only to the US. Activists fought in 19 campaigns and deployed US$4.5 ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
For the first time, climate crisis and environmental degradation have taken out the top five spots in a list ranking the risks most likely to impact the world over the coming decade. It comes as extreme weather events batter the world; with fires burning ...

Goldman Sachs realigns reporting structure

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... but also help drive greater accountability for executing its forward strategy," it said. The bank has also for the first time shed light on its consumer business; namely its digital platform Marcus, which provides personal loans and high-yield savings ...

Acadian taps CFS executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... footprint in the wholesale and intermediated channels in Australia as we bring distribution in this space in-house for the first time," Hair said. "Acadian has been growing consistently over the past few years and is receiving increasing investor interest. ...

The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
... consumer spending. ABS data released last week showed that consumer spending was outstripped by household saving for the first time in five years, while the retail sector has slumped to its weakest level since the 1990s. Despite this there was three ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... said. "That's $7 billion in sales booked, and the appropriate profit of these activities taxed, in Australia for the first time and locked in for the future. It has also led to the resolution of cases which had over $1 billon in back tax assessments." ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... 46% of users were aged 35-54 - well above the industry average of 26%. About 30% of users were seeking advice for the first time, with 12% of new users aged 30-35. Further, more SOAs were issued to women than to men in the 12 months to June 2019. "It ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Former financial adviser and TV show host Sam Henderson has spoken out for the first time since his Royal Commission appearance and subsequent ASIC ban, taking to the XY Adviser podcast to describe the impact events of the last 18 months have had on ...

APRA proposes new banking data policies

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... institutions and industries we regulate," Carmody said. "Under these proposed changes, APRA intends to publish - for the first time - a range of information about individual ADIs, including their financial performance and property exposures." The watchdog ...

ETF investing at record highs: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
The ETF industry is seeing a rapid rise in popularity amongst SMSFs and financial advisers, according to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report. According to the report, the number of ETF investors in Australia has grown 18% year on year, reaching ...