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GMO launches local climate fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO) has launched a new Australian investment trust for wholesale investors, with a climate change focus. The GMO Climate Change Trust will provide Australian investors with access to GMO's existing Climate Change ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic - and the freezing of nearly all economic activity it brought about -- was godsend to climate change activists. Recall those pictures of those bright, bright, sun-shiny days underscored by a CNN article (published last year) that ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
The active, long-only equity specialist launched a global sustainable emerging market fund for local investors. The Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Leaders Sustainability fund invests in mid to large-cap companies that are positioned to benefit from and ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
Financial markets have been on edge ever since they got the first whiff of "taper" in the air. This started when the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's April 27-28 FOMC meeting revealed that: "A number of participants suggested that if the economy ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is concerned but not alarmed at the growing cases of Delta variant infections that's wreaking havoc on the lives and livelihood in Australia's two biggest states - New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria (VIC). ...

Strong year for farmland assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Australian farmlands posted 15.07% in returns for the year ending June 2021, as commodity prices and seasonal conditions held strong, according to ANREV. This included 5.33% income contribution and a 9.36% appreciation. The data is compiled by Asian ...

Northern Trust appoints local head

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
Northern Trust has named a new Australia and New Zealand lead, replacing Angelo Calvitto who recently became the head of Asia Pacific. From October 1, Leon Stavrou will be the new head of the Australia and New Zealand business. He was most recently ...

Family law super reform passes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
The government has passed legislation intended to prevent individuals from hiding superannuation assets in family law proceedings. Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measure No. 6) Bill 2021 (Schedule 5) allows the ATO to share information when an individual ...

Pinnacle distribution director exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
After more than six years in the role, Pinnacle Investment Management's director of distribution has left the business. Matt Dell finished up with Pinnacle on August 27, having first joined the firm in April 2015. Prior to that he spent close to seven ...

Former adviser hit with criminal charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
After breaching his ASIC banning order, a former financial adviser is facing criminal charges. Lawrence Toledo, who is a former representative of Sentinel Private Wealth, has been charged with breaching a financial services banning order on three occasions ...