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Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
The Commonwealth of Australia will disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds for the first time following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case, filed in 2020 by retail investor Kathleen O'Donnell, was represented pro bono ...

Strategic reset delivers for Count

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... remediation efforts, as at June end $505 million had been offered and $424.5 million had been paid. This is payable by Commonwealth Bank as part of the Count Financial sale agreement, with the timeframe for notification of any further indemnified conduct ...

ART, AvSuper closer to merging

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... to leave them behind and return to positive territory," the fund said. ART is also in the process of merging with Commonwealth Bank Group Super and Alcoa Super. Commonwealth Bank Group Super, which has some $12.3 billion in AUM and 67,000 members, signed ...

ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... poverty and financial stress than homeowners, it added. "As we've previously highlighted, public support like Commonwealth rental assistance simply isn't enough for retired renters," SCA said. "Putting more into super generally isn't a realistic ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... incumbents Danielle Press, Sean Hughes and Karen Chester wrap up their terms. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland, Commonwealth Bank chief risk officer for institutional bank and markets Simone Constant, and Treasury's first assistant secretary Katherine ...

No question we need more BTR: Mowat

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... when we commenced our first development." The project, which was originally built to be used as the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes village, has since been fully let, making UBS the first manager to operate a BTR asset in Australia. "This ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Woolworths, Endeavour merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... arrangements to ART, bringing in $8 billion and 28,000 members. ART is also in the process of acquiring funds including Commonwealth Bank Group Super, AvSuper, and Alcoa Super. Woodall noted these transfers are progressing and slated for completion during ...

Westpac reports $1.8bn net profit, rise in stressed assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Westpac has posted a net profit of $1.8 billion for 3Q23, driven by steady operating revenue and disciplined margin management. Despite inflationary headwinds which led to a rise in expenses by approximately 5% for the second half of 2023 compared to ...

Crypto lender sentenced for false licence

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... to believe that they had the protections afforded by such a licence," she said. The matter was prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

ASIC appeal in CBA, CFS case dismissed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Having had its initial conflicted remuneration case against Commonwealth Bank and Colonial First State dismissed in September 2022, ASIC's appeal of that decision has also now been dismissed. The case was first brought by ASIC in June 2020 and related ...