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Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... and UniSuper, together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, recently acquired a 50% stake in the Greater Washington Area Express Lanes. Another opportunity lays in decarbonising the economy initiatives. This administration is serious about ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... all these companies are worthy of divestment. These companies included the likes of Woodside Petroleum, BHP, Santos, Washington H Soul Pattinson, Whitehaven Coal and Oil Search. "Despite this recent progress, the majority of Out of Line companies continue ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... it's hard to put attention on anything else." He said he plans to focus on the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin and The Washington Post among other passions. "I've never had more energy, and this isn't about retiring. I'm super passionate about the impact ...

Former CFSGAM chief joins property group

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... board of Dexus effective February 1. Negus is currently the chair of Pengana Capital, and non-executive director at Washington H. Soul Pattinson, Virgin Australia Holdings Limited, Terrace Tower Group, New South Wales Rugby Union and Tantallon Capital ...

Super funds boost stake in US toll roads

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), the superannuation funds will acquire a 50% stake in the Greater Washington Area Express Lanes, located in between the states of Virginia and Delaware. Transurban, the operator of the toll roads ...

Chief economist update: Japan's five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... the first to be jabbed with the coronavirus vaccine but at this point supply remains limited. According to Factset: "Washington Post reported that Pfizer told the Trump administration it cannot provide substantial additional doses of its vaccine until ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... Maryland, Minnesota, Iowa, Utah and other states have imposed measures..." Since then, Reuters reports that: "Michigan and Washington state... imposed sweeping new restrictions on gatherings, including halting indoor restaurant service... North Dakota ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... dawned that soon (by January next year) would replace the unpredictable, unconventional, unstable Donald Trump who the Washington Post labelled "Commander in Tweets". "He has used it to announce policy, move markets, attack the press, dispute reports ...

Macquarie director departs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... positions with Westpac and Citibank. He currently serves on the boards of Bupa in the UK, the Rugby World Cup, and Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company. He is currently also the deputy chair of Bupa Australia. Hawker previously worked as the chair ...

Rapper charged over crypto scandal

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... from participating in offerings or sales of digital asset securities for at least five years. According to Reuters in Washington, T.I. neither admitted nor denied the SEC's findings. His attorney Henry Mazurek said T.I. regretted getting involved ...