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Commonwealth Bank appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... demonstrated unequivocally that a strong, stable, well capitalised banking sector is vital to Australia's economic and social wellbeing. "It is a tribute to the efforts of CBA's 48,000 people that they have been committed to transforming the organisation ...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $61.4bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire social media networking platform Twitter. In a Tweet, Musk explained his motivation to acquire the tech giant saying: "Free speech is the bedrock of functioning democracy ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... 900,000 members work directly in healthcare and the acquisition would greatly compliment HESTA's existing investments in social infrastructure, early-stage biomedical development and software and digital services providers. The development comes after ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... for taking a careful, measured approach." Ultimately the demand for transparency and accountability has permeated into social norms and best practice for superannuation fund managers. The days of 'trust us, we'll do the right thing are gone' for good ...

ART responsible investment specialists jump to Redpoint

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
Redpoint Investment Management has appointed two portfolio managers, both joining from Australian Retirement Trust (ART) where they were responsible investment specialists. Hunter Page and Chris Parks have joined the investment manager. Page and Parks ...

CBA dismisses rumours of crypto tie-up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... article, which claimed to be a report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) news website, had been circulating on social media platforms like Facebook. It alleges that the bank has partnered with a cryptocurrency trading platform to encourage ...

Increased demand drives ESG expert salaries

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... experience over pure ESG experience. Once established, one may choose to focus more on a single area of environmental, social or governance or remain a generalist," Kaizen said. "As one becomes more experienced, there is the potential to move up into ...

Vale Tom McDonald

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... retirements owe a big debt to Tom's industrial leadership. "Very few in public life have made such a lasting contribution to the social and economic fabric of our nation." When Cbus was created 38 years ago, McDonald was in the leadership of the Building ...

Harvest Hotels snaps up Wagga pub

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... region which gives us confidence to invest further in Wagga, and we hope we can add value to the community and its growing social and hospitality scene." Brokered by HTL Property, the $29 million sale of The Vic is the third acquisition to be made by ...

North ESG AUM boasts rapid growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
... experienced infrastructure specialists with a deep understanding of infrastructure assets and the importance of maintaining their social license to operate," Myatt said. "The Fund focuses on infrastructure companies that can contribute to or benefit ...