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AFA posts $273,135 operational loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... Robinson said to facilitate its large agenda to empower advisers through quality financial advice, and creating an environment for advice professionals to collaborate, advocate, innovate, and learn, expenses and resources have been scrutinised. "The ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... size, Equipsuper can remain nimble and agile to seize opportunities, while remaining mindful of the current market environment - we see this as a real positive. We are also not impacted by capacity constraints that are evident in some markets, such as ...

Packhorse lists cattle stations for sale

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Packhorse Pastoral Company has listed a portfolio of three large stations for sale, following the passing of its co-founder Tom Strachan earlier this year. Strategically acquired over the past three years, the Queensland and New South Wales pastoral ...

Cbus overhauls climate change reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... part of the third iteration of its Climate Change Roadmap, Cbus will launch a push on embodied carbon in the built environment sector. Embodied carbon means CO2 emissions created during the manufacture of building materials such as cement and steel ...

ClearView abandons potential takeover transactions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... the insurer is on track to grow underlying NPAT in FY23 in the range of $28.5 million to $30 million. "The business environment of the overall life insurance industry continues to show signs of improvement and ClearView remains well placed to benefit ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... economy will remain resilient, even if the US recession leads the country back towards a globally low interest rate environment. "While the current low level of wage inflation in a high consumption inflation environment is a significant issue, in the ...

Hostplus hands Bell Asset Management $500m mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
Hostplus has awarded Bell Asset Management a $500 million global small and mid-cap equity mandate. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said: "Bell's strong long-term performance record, the quality of the team and a disciplined investment approach ...

Challenger launches new alternatives fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... Alternatives Balanced Fund, seeking to deliver positive absolute returns in excess of the cash rate, regardless of the market environment. The fund is managed by Challenger's newly formed Solutions Group, which works with institutional clients to support ...

New APRA chair named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... of the economy," Lonsdale said. "The challenges in front of us are significant - a rapidly shifting macro-economic environment, rapid technological development that challenge business models and regulation, cyber threats, insurance affordability pressures ...

ASIC takes first action over greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... growth in the number of investment products marketed as 'green' or making wider sustainability claims. FCA director of environment, social and governance Sacha Sadan said: "Greenwashing misleads consumers and erodes trust in all ESG products. Consumers ...