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AustralianSuper, LUCRF push ahead on merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... investment products and quality services." Meanwhile, AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder also welcomed the progress in merger discussions with LUCRF. "AustralianSuper is looking forward to the next stage of the process. As the fund grows with ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... explained: "The decision to discontinue the yield target reflects the improvement in the economy and the earlier-than-expected progress towards the inflation target." However, in the same breath, the Australian central bank also signalled that it's ...

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... abrdn said it will engage with the highest financed emitters across equity and credit holdings, "seeking transparency on progress against clear transition milestones assessed against relevant standards". After two years, where it feels insufficient progress ...

Pendal recovers losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... recorded $2.9 billion in outflows in the institutional and sub-advised channels. "2021 has been a year of significant progress with a strong uplift in earnings and dividends for our shareholders. Over the past 12 months we have invested in developing ...

Australia Post Super Scheme cuts premiums by 10%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Some members of Australia Post Super Scheme (APSS) will enjoy reduced insurance premiums as the fund makes several alterations. The $8 billion APSS informed members that there will be a few changes to investments, strategic asset allocations and group ...

CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... characteristic. Using an ESG index as a point of comparison isn't enough, the standards as managers to go further by disclosing progress towards ESG targets, how investors can find out more about the methodologies used by the index and how portfolio-level ...

AMP officially exits life market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
With the complete divestment of its equity interest in Resolution Life, AMP has officially exited the life insurance business. AMP today divested its 19.13% holding in Resolution Life for $524 million. The sale of this holding completes AMP's exit ...

Westpac profit jumps 138%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Westpac reported a whopping 138% jump in statutory profit to $5.5 billion in its full-year September 2021 results. The bank attributed the earnings jump to a combination of turning around impairment charges and growing its mortgages, institutional and ...

ASIC smooths path for crypto ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... support ASIC's innovation in the space. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur also supported the news from ASIC as progress in the right direction. "ASIC has taken a significant step in providing a clear path for established cryptocurrencies such as ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from its 2019 levels in its investment portfolios. It will monitor and disclose progress to demonstrate advancement towards the 2030 target. CFS also became a signatory to the investor-led initiative, Climate Action ...