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Dexus Funds Management chair resigns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Dexus Funds Management chair and director Richard Sheppard will retire from the board effective October 27, following the Dexus annual general meeting. Upon Sheppard's retirement, Warwick Negus will become chair of the board. Sheppard said: "Since my ...

ASIC prosecutes market manipulator

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... extended to his online posts on online trading forum HotCopper, in which he illegally disseminated information about his wash trades and dummy bids. In one HotCopper post, Govinda stated: "Dummy bids are all part of the fun and games and cat and mouse ...

CFP Board welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
The professional body for personal financial planners in the US welcomed its new chair this year. Kamila Elliott took the helm of the CFP Board, becoming the first African American to serve as the chair. Elliott is currently the president of Grid 202 ...

KKR appoints APAC growth equity lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
KKR has appointed a head of growth equity in Asia Pacific, a newly created role aimed at accelerating the private equity firm's investment in the region. KKR has hired Mukul Chawla to the role, effective December 9 and based in Asia. Chawla will join ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Asset managers around the world are working hard to turn their investment strategies into measurable emissions reductions, but must be attuned to the risk of net zero washing, new research says. Morningstar's latest report, Asset Managers and Net ...

Soul Patts finalises merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Washington H Soul Pattinson (WHSP) has implemented its $4 billion merger with LIC, Milton Corporation. Under the scheme of arrangement, all Milton shares that are not currently owned by WHSP will be transferred today. Eligible Milton shareholders will ...

Lending curbs to impact housing market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia has suggested it may shift policy to cool the property market in 2022, likely to result in homebuyers being able to borrow less. BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete Wargent said that this time around the rules will mostly impact ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
With much hysteria around greenwashing as ESG becomes increasingly important to investors, S&P has issued a new report theorising concern about greenwashing is often misplaced. In the report, S&P noted that greenwashing or sustainability-washing concerns ...

WAM Global to acquire LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
WAM Global Limited has entered a scheme of implementation arrangement with the discounted LIC Templeton Global Growth Fund to acquire 100% of TGG shares. WGB is already a shareholder in TGG and wants to acquire the shares it does not hold. TGG investors ...

Soul Patts to acquire LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
Washington H Soul Pattinson will pay about $4 billion for a scrip merger with LIC Milton Corporation, as it chases liquidity for new acquisitions and better index participation. Milton Corporation (MLT) is an Aussie equities listed investment company ...