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Call for super funds to divest gambling interests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... - has an exposure to gambling through its approximately $685 million holding in Woolworths, $619 million holding in Wesfarmers and $255 million holding in Coles. An Australian Ethical video produced as part of the campaign named AMP as a super fund that ...

Former Westpac GM joins APRA review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... previously a partner at global management consultant McKinsey & Company, and currently serves as a non-executive director of Wesfarmers. Joining Smith-Gander on the review panel will be former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Grant ...

Asset manager shutters two funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... financials, materials and energy stocks. The latest fund update showed ANZ, NAB, Woodside, Westpac, Iluka Resources, Wesfarmers and Oil Search were among its top holdings. The fund was $17.52 million in size. It charged management fees of 1.99% per annum. ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... 2018 were Westpac; Commonwealth Bank; Magellan Global Fund; BHP Billiton; ANZ; NAB; Platinum International Fund; CLS; Wesfarmers; and Telstra. SuperConcepts surveyed 2600 SMSFs, representing $3.2 billion in total assets.

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... superannuation payments when the season is good, hitting the $25,000 concessional contribution cap; and they have held on to old Wesfarmers shares which have appreciated over time. While frost-affected farmers stuck to their Wesfarmers stocks, some were ...

Finance sector in top three for giving: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... GivingLarge report, analysed community investments made by Australia's top 50 publicly listed companies, revealing Wesfarmers and CSL lead the way for Australian corporate philanthropy by way of cash donations, time volunteering and gifts in kind. The ...

Airlie backs financials but wary on banks

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... business quality tests. She said the manager would invest in TPG over Telstra, and there are good investment cases for Wesfarmers, CSL, Qantas and Reece.

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... proved popular. The top 10 domestic equity investments for SMSFs comprised the big four banks, Telstra, BHP Billiton, Wesfarmers, CSL, Woolworths and Woodside Petroleum. Separately, new data released by the Australian Taxation Office shows returns from ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... performance. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the top 10 securities held in SMSFs are CBA, Westpac, ANZ, NAB, Telstra, BHP, CSL, Wesfarmers, Woolworths and Transurban. Minus Macquarie, this more or less mirrors the top 20 stocks on the ASX.

Global disruption fund locks in former CEOs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... David Thodey, former chief executive of Telstra and current chairman of CSIRO Richard Goyder, managing director of Wesfarmers Paul Bassat, co-founder of Seek and Square Peg Capital Sally Herman, director of Suncorp Group; and Jeffery Cole, research professor ...