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Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
Vanguard has suspended the purchasing of Russian securities from all its actively managed funds and is also working to divest passive holdings. In a statement, Vanguard said its total exposure to Russia only accounts for about 0.01% of client assets ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The $450 threshold, a relic of the superannuation system from 1992 when employers argued it would be too difficult for administrators to pay super on small wages, has finally been scrapped in a win for women - but this is just one small step in addressing ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

Implemented Portfolios launches ESG models

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
To meet increasing client demand for values aligned investing, Implemented Portfolios has released a new range of ESG model portfolios for advisers and investors alike. The ESG Aware Model Portfolios are a suite of investment options comprising ETFs ...

ESR Group completes ARA acquisition

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
ESR Cayman Limited (ESR) completed its acquisition of ARA Asset Management (ARA), including its subsidiary LOGOS. The US$5.2 billion transaction has transformed ESR Group into Asia Pacific's largest real asset manager powered by the New Economy ...

New board director for Morrison & Co

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Morrison & Co has appointed corporate finance and infrastructure expert Kate Mingay as a non-executive director, effective immediately. Mingay brings three decades of extensive commercial and regulatory experience, having worked across the private and ...

Mine Super refreshes investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
The $11.2 billion superannuation fund Mine Super announced a suite of changes to its investment menu, which includes offering two new options to members. The options, Balanced and Indexed Defensive, launched on 20 December 2021. The Balanced option ...

Intergenerational transfer hits $1.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
Australians give away the vast majority of their wealth, as some $1.5 trillion has been passed on to the next generation since 2002, the Productivity Commission finds. In 2018 alone, nearly 90% of the $100 billion transferred was in the form of inheritances ...

Charter Hall, GIC drop $335m on Canberra office building

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
Charter Hall and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC have co-purchased 50 Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra's CBD for $335 million. The joint venture will see GIC acquire the vast majority of the property (95%), with Charter Hall to own the remaining ...

Mine Super appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
Mine Super has named its new chief executive following the departure of Harry Mitchell in March this year. Vasyl Nair, who has been acting in the role since Mitchell's departure, has now been appointed to the role permanently. Mine Super chair Grahame ...