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VGI Partners posts $43m in June half profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The $3.2 billion Sydney boutique posted statutory net profit after tax of $43 million for the six months ending June. VGI Partners' normalised NPAT was $42.9 million for the June half and deducts unrealised fair value gains on investments and adds ...

ASX outage result of process failures, disagreement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
Following an independent review on a major trading glitch last November, the Australian Securities Exchange has come out relatively unscathed. The joint investigation by ASIC, the Reserve Bank of Australia and IBM into the implementation of the Nasdaq ...

ASX 200 doubles down on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
Nearly half of the market capitalisation of the ASX 200 have made net zero commitments for 2050 or earlier, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI's latest report, Promises, Pathways and Performance, showed 49 companies ...

Perpetual LIC turns around performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
The Perpetual Equity Investment Company (PIC) delivered its strongest net operating profit result to date at $108.4 million and outperformed the benchmark by 13.9%. The turnaround in profit comes after PIC delivered a negative net profit in FY20 at ...

ASX posts mixed results

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The ASX recorded a 3.6% decrease in statutory profit to $480.9 million as expenses rose to support operating and growth initiatives. Operating revenue grew 1.4% to $951.5 million which it attributed to growth in listings and issuer services. ASX chief ...

UniSuper moves on climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The $100 billion superannuation fund is progressing on its commitment to net zero emissions after reducing its exposure to fossil fuels. In latest climate policy update, 40 of UniSuper's top 50 Australian portfolio companies have now set operational ...

CBRE Clarion portfolio manager departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
CBRE Clarion Securities senior analyst and portfolio manager Gavin Peacock has left the firm. CBRE Sydney office head and Asia Pacific team leader Justin Pica will continue to be lead portfolio manager for its A-REITs strategy, UBS said in a statement. ...

Saxo cuts trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
Online trading platform Saxo Markets Australia has lowered its trading costs by as much as 60%. Investors trading ASX shares and ETFs will now pay $5 in brokerage fees, down from $6.99. The $5 minimum amount is charged based on the total trade amount ...

ETF Securities to list pure play Hydrogen ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
ETF Securities is readying a new ETF that will invest in 30 hydrogen stocks, as it sees the sector benefiting from net-zero emissions commitments. The ETFS Hydrogen ETF will track the Solactive Global Hydrogen ESG Index and invest in stocks of pure ...

Sydney Airport rejects AustralianSuper takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Sydney Airport has again rejected a takeover bid, with AustralianSuper now joining the consortium attempting to buy the airport. Sydney Airport today announced to the ASX that it has received a revised and non-binding proposal and concluded that it ...