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ASX 200 doubles down on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... in some of Australia's largest companies over the past year," ACSI chief executive Louise Davison said. "We expect this trend to accelerate over the coming reporting season as companies strengthen targets and revise their net zero commitments in light ...

APRA expands life insurance data reporting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
APRA will publish more of life insurance data across its quarterly statistical reports. The prudential regulator said it will release more of the life insurance and general insurance data it collects in a bid to promote greater transparency and efficiency ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... established a build-to-rent platform in the UK called Goodstone Livin g after seeing the sector emerge as a global mega-trend in real estate over the last 10 years. Goodstone Living will focus on the development and long-term ownership of rental communities ...

ETF Securities to list pure play Hydrogen ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... flows," ETF Securities head of distribution Kanish Chugh told Financial Standard. "Targeting net-zero emissions is a mega trend in itself." ETF Securities will be the only Australian issuer with a Hydrogen ETF. VanEck offers an ETF on the theme overseas ...

Record low CFA pass rate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
The pass rate for the latest Chartered Financial Analyst exam hit a record low, with some theorising that the pandemic interfered with preparation. After news that level one candidates suffered a dismal pass rate of 25% for the May exam, level two and ...

Delta to impact real estate market: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
According to new analysis, the Delta strain of COVID-19 could change Australia's housing landscape dramatically. The research comes from BuyersBuyers, a property buyers agency network, and RiskWise and looks to examples overseas to predict how Australia ...

ROAR launches interactive SOA tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
Financial planning technology firm ROAR Software has launched a Statement of Advice solution that comes with a human avatar. DynamicDocs, launched in partnership with customer engagement video software platform HumanableCX, converts Word-based SOAs ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... the ASX now than they did in 2013, the fact that retail super holds 29% doesn't make much difference to the overall trend because retail funds as a sector are losing market share. "Their impact as a strategic economic force is dampening," Dunnin ...

New retail investors go digital

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The popularity of retail investing is continuing to grow with more than 1.43 million unique individuals participating in online trading as interest in cryptocurrency grows, new research shows. The latest Investment Trends 2021 1H Australia Online Investing ...

Acquisition to create APAC real assets heavyweight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
A Hong Kong-based real estate developer will acquire a leading APAC real assets fund manager to become the largest manager of its kind in the region. ESR Cayman Limited is to acquire 100% of ARA Asset Management for $7 billion (US$5.2bn) via a 90/10 ...