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Bloomberg launches ESG ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... valuable, quantitative and normalised benchmark that will easily highlight their ESG performance." While the "ES" scores will focus on those companies that account for 15% of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions; oil and gas companies, the ...

Cash earnings fall, MLC sale pending: NAB

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
National Australia Bank has reported a 7% fall in cash earnings to $1.55 billion for the third quarter, as the bank confirms it is still "actively exploring" options for the sale of its wealth management business. While a public market exit for the ...

Top performing Aussie equity funds unveiled

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Australian Unity, Lakehouse and Plato were among the Australian equity wholesale managed funds that managed to outperform the index in the latest Rainmaker Information analysis to June end. Australian Unity Platypus Australian Equities came out on top ...

Class announces $4.2m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
Class announced that it has executed an agreement to buy 100% of Assuriti (Smartcorp) for $4.2 million as it reported a 15% increase in FY19 operating revenue. The acquisition compromises an upfront cash payment of $2.73 million upon completion, plus ...

Embattled AMP sees wealth earnings dive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
AMP has reported a near halving of its wealth management earnings and announced it is buying back Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation 15% stake in AMP Capital. The embattled wealth manager has reported its first half underlying profit was $149 ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... or defensive undertone, bfinance said, whether they had a quality, low volatility, low tracking error/active risk, or ESG focus. There had been no demand for value equity strategies in any region, it said, with very few investors willing to bet on a ...

Warakirri launches retail funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... other wholesale investors since 1993 and are seeing increased demand from advisers and their clients for investments with a focus on ethical and sustainable businesses that exhibit sound environmental, social and governance practices," McKay said. The ...

HESTA consolidates investment options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
The $52 billion industry fund is closing some of its investment options and merging others in a move that will see some fees change. HESTA has informed members that investment options across both super and income streams will be changed from October ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... that will see greater differentiation in performance across the EM debt investment universe," Godfrey said. "In our view, a focus on country analysis, investment flexibility and the ability to appropriately weigh shorter and longer-term factors will ...

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... divested our wealth management businesses in line with our simpler, better bank strategy," Comyn said. "This has allowed us to focus on delivering performance of our banking businesses. As a result of our focus on operational excellence, we achieved ...