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Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... life company." Price said the resources sector performed well, as well as on the dividend front. "The strong demand for iron ore is a particular standout this reporting season, with strong dividend performance from a range of companies like Mineral Resources ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... 22.5% lower so far this year. Surprising as it may be, gold's expected outperformance is nearly matched by that of iron ore - an industrial metal whose price positively correlates with economic activity (or more accurately, with Chinese economic ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds are watching Rio Tinto's board-led review of its iron ore division's heritage management processes with keen interest, following the miner's decision to destroy thousands of years of culturally ...

AustralianSuper gives Rio Tinto slap on the wrist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... companies. BHP has been dragged into the Juukan Gorge controversy after it was found to have plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mine which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites. After public outcry, BHP said it would "consult" ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... "We haven't apologised for the event itself, per se, but apologised for the distress the event caused," Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Chris Salisbury is reported to have told staff. "First State Super will continue to monitor this issue as it ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara under plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation, according to The Guardian. Many of Australia's largest superannuation funds are invested in the mining ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... restrictions. It wouldn't be a stretch to imagine that if push comes to shove, import restrictions could expand to iron ore and others and Chinese citizens banned from touring and studying in Australia. Then there's Trump's war on everything ...

High Court rules against Fortescue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... interim injunction preventing news organisations from publishing details of price discounts offered in the low-grade iron ore market by Australian mining giant Fortescue Metals Group (FMG). FMG had applied for the injunction against two media organisations ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs China more than it needs us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... birthday), and is now preparing to wreak havoc on thermal coal - Australia's second top commodity export. Next stop iron ore, Australia's top export... and then tourism... and then education... and then... The coronavirus made me do it. Australia ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... dividends are food retailers, telecommunication companies, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, technology, regulated utilities, iron ore and gold producers.