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Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... "We look forward to working with Aware Super and Galway Sustainable Capital to support the development of projects and companies seeking to rapidly accelerate the transition to net zero." GSC chief executive Jennifer von Bismark said the deal will help ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing in companies that are expected to contribute to the transition to a lower-carbon global economy," and focuses on businesses in three ...

Warren Buffet honours Charlie Munger in Berkshire shareholder letter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... favouring the "rare enterprise" that can deploy additional capital at high returns in the future. "Owning only one of these companies - and simply sitting tight - can deliver wealth almost beyond measure. Even heirs to such a holding - ugh! - sometimes ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... director encouraged investors to rollover their superannuation into newly created SMSFs and lend those funds to two companies where he was a director. Today, ASIC said it accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from former financial adviser Shivdeep ...

New life insurance regulations rolled out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... exceed 10 years to qualify as a life policy. The Regulations also streamline the process for foreign life insurance companies to operate Australian branches and simplify the administrative requirements for life insurance companies seeking court approvals ...

Twynam Group targets US$50m for new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
The Kahlbetzer family office's investment arm is seeking to raise $50 million for a new fund that focuses on companies with technology capable of reducing carbon emissions. Since its launch in mid-2023, the Twynam Earth Fund has received backing ...

Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... $5 billion, calling it a drop in the ocean. "This is why civil penalties are so important in acting as a deterrent to companies that bake in fines as the cost of doing business," she said. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano slammed the bank for knowing ...

ASIC files lawsuit against unlicensed director, companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... a lawsuit against a Queensland man who allegedly deceived people he knew into handing over $100 million to invest in companies he owned without a financial services licence. ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court on Wednesday, alleging David ...

Bell Asset Management looks to exit RE services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... managing investments. Bell Asset Management has asked investors in its Bell Global Equities Fund, Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund and Bell Global Sustainable Fund to vote in favour of installing Perpetual's The Trust Company as RE. The fund manager ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... AI. In fact, we've already seen affiliations between the three largest cloud providers and the leading generative AI companies. "Thousands of financial entities are looking to build downstream applications relying on what is likely to be but a handful ...