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Wealth giants shrink advertising budgets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Australia's largest superannuation funds and wealth companies have largely cut back on their advertising spends over the past five years, documents from the Standing Committee on Economics show. Colonial First State, which is currently facing two ...

Super JV names chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
The $26 billion Equipsuper and Catholic Super joint venture has named its inaugural chief investment officer in preparation for an official merger. Anna Shelley has been appointed to the role, following last week's announcement that Scott Cameron will ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... US$90 billion of value wiped from portfolios, three quarters of which came from holdings in ExxonMobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell and BP. IEEFA highlighted BlackRock's position in General Electric, which in 2015 doubled down on thermal power by ...

Chief economist update: Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... its greatest son's prescriptions and, for sure and for certain, it's gonna irritate Trump. Financial markets were shell-shocked after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) allowed the yuan to fall below the psychological threshold of CNY7.0 per ...

Trustee firm adds executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
A trustee and fund administration services provider appointed a new senior executive to its trustee business to co-lead its expansion. Glenn White, formerly senior business development manager at Australian Executor Trustees (now Sargon), has joined ...

British MPs prod own pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... million in total assets, as at the end of last financial year. Among its 10 largest holdings are BP, Rio Tinto and Royal Dutch Shell, according to the annual report. It has no investments in companies that are committed to a zero-carbon world, a liberal ...

Active managers overcharge: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
Most active Aussie equity funds should be charging between 35 and 65bps as a significant chunk of their returns can be attributed to factors instead of skill, according to new research by VanEck. This may come as a surprise for investors and financial ...

SMSF investments reach far and wide

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Seeking diversification, self-managed superannuation funds are pushing more retirement funds into assets such as marina berths and indigenous artworks. Latest research from SuperConcepts reveals the big ticket items held within SMSFs. Gold and silver ...

Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... investors with $30 trillion in assets, in which the national investing bodies are leading on several key companies including Shell & Exxon," he said.

Catholic Super appoints CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
Catholic Super, a $9.3 billion industry superannuation fund, is welcoming its new chief investment officer. Anna Shelley was announced as Catholic Super's chief investment officer today. In her most recent role, Shelley was Perpetual Investments ...