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AZ NGA buys stake in SCM Financial Group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has acquired a stake in SCM Financial Group (SCM) following a competitive tender process. SCM's strategic partnership with AZ NGA will enable it to fulfil its key priorities including enhancing the group's service ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
According to social researcher Michael McQueen, the trends that will be game changers, not just for financial planners but for the world at large, is the acceleration of artificial intelligence, the reworking of work, and the post-millennial era. "In ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment firm has committed nearly $750 million to a fund dedicated to rebuilding post-war Ukraine's infrastructure with green and digital assets. Forrest and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the investment ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Super funds and other shareholders could be in a position for a second time this year to approve a proposal to privatise an electricity provider, as Brookfield and MidOcean Energy bid to take over Origin Energy. Brookfield and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Australia should be able to evade a recession, despite the high inflationary environment, AMP's Shane Oliver says. Amid dire, bleak, and gloomy economic outlooks, Oliver - AMP's head of investment strategy, economics, and chief economist - said if further ...

Pathzero names chief sustainability officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
The sustainability software provider has appointed Christophe Brulliard as its chief sustainability officer, following the launch of its latest data driven investment tool. Brulliard brings over 20 years of experience in climate change, natural resources ...

BlackRock expands proxy voting to retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
BlackRock will allow individual investors in select mutual funds in the UK to engage in proxy voting via its technology platform Voting Choice. BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said it's clear investors don't want to sit on the ...

Pendal reports underlying profit up 17%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
Pendal Group's underlying profit after tax grew 17% to $194.2 million in the 2022 financial year. Statutory net profit after tax was down 32% to $112.8 million, impacted by mark-to-market movements on seed investments. Underlying earnings per share ...

Cbus overhauls climate change reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
Cbus has updated its climate change roadmap to meet its 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, including a change in reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes. The ...

Australian housing slump marches on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
After surging 28.6% between the pandemic low in September 2020 to a high in April, national property prices have fallen 6%, said AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. "The key drivers of the downturn remain: poor affordability, rising mortgage rates, some ...