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Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Australian equities are set to continue to provide dividend income for retirees more so than safe haven assets, according to a retirement income specialist. Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson said despite the hearsay that dividends ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The $54 billion construction industry fund is planning to cut 45% of absolute portfolio emissions by 2030 and is aiming for net zero emissions by 2050 by removing high-risk climate holdings. Under Cbus' new Climate Change Roadmap, the fund will develop ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... described as "unwelcome" and "intimidating". Also confirmed as harassment in the document was a joke Pahari made about his "limp dick" to Szlakowski. Bornstein said the AMP document referred to this harassment as "moderate" despite acknowledging that ...

State Street nabs BNP executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
State Street has announced two appointments to its Asia Pacific leadership team as a part of its expansion plan. Mostapha Tahiri has been appointed as head of Asia Pacific and will report to both chief productivity officer and chief executive for State ...

Earnings season worst on record: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The companies within the ASX 200 index have endured the worst earnings season in over a decade with statutory profits down and increased expenses, according to CommSec. The online broker's latest biannual earnings season report revealed that of the ...

ESG investors overreact to negative news

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
New research from the Monash Centre for Financial Studies reveals ethical investors who overreact to negative environmental, social and governance (ESG) news spur falls in share prices and are better to wait before making trade decisions. The study ...

AMP Capital's door keeps revolving

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
AMP Capital has announced the departure of two key staff from New Zealand, including managing director and chief economist Bevan Graham and by head of clients Greg McMaster. In addition, Sydney-based portfolio manager Kristen Le Mesurier has resigned ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
The Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) scheme is expected to impact female workers and widen the gender superannuation gap according to The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super. New data shown at the annual Women's ...

Challenges on the horizon for CountPlus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
CountPlus recorded an increase of net profit after tax to $5.95 million in FY20 from $3.68 million ahead of future challenges to its Count Financial business. The accounting firm increased its cash to $21.11 million, up from $8.5 million in the preceding ...

Vanguard leaves Hong Kong, Japan for Shanghai

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Vanguard has announced it is exiting its exchange traded fund (ETF) businesses from Hong Kong and Japan to focus on retail clients in mainland China as the two offshore operations did not have "significant scale". The ETF provider said in a statement ...