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Suncorp responds to shareholder resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... directly invest in, finance or underwrite new thermal coal mining extraction projects, or new thermal coal electricity generation, and will phase out of these exposures by 2025. Market Forces has hailed Suncorp's exit from thermal coal as a win for the ...

Suncorp pressured on coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... directly invest in, finance or underwrite new thermal coal mining extraction projects, or new thermal coal electricity generation, and we will phase out of these exposures by 2025. We will seek to increase exposure to businesses that have a positive ...

AMP Capital revamps ethical super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... fuels to reduce the revenue companies can make from fossil fuels including mining thermal coal and brown coal power generation from 20% to 10%. The fund already had an exclusion in place for "companies that make a material amount of money from the most ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
The superannuation sector is in a spin over the super guarantee, despite the Government committing to its legislated increase to 12%. In a media release, the peak-body for industry superannuation, Industry Super Australia, fired a shot across the Government's ...

Ariel Investments promotes president

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
Ariel Investments has promoted its long-serving president to co-chief executive as part of its succession plan. Mellody Hobson is now president and co-chief executive of the Chicago-based fund manager. Since taking on the new title in July, Hobson is ...

Russell launches next gen managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Russell Investments launched what it is calling a "next generation" suite of multi-asset managed accounts - the first managed accounts offering for the investment giant. The offering comes in response to the growing adviser and investor preference for ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... industry and 75% employee shareholders in the company. It also has gender diversity targets and participated in the Future Generation Global Investment Company. However, Magellan disclosed ESG performance data with limited usage, made no reference to ...

UK fund manager appoints local lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... call to expand its local presence to reflect its European portfolio, and wants to add wind, bioenergy and flexible generation (such as battery storage) to the mix. As part of its expansion Foresight said Nguyen would lead the launch of a series of renewable-based ...

AstuteWheel adds capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
Financial planning software provider AstuteWheel launched the third generation of its software solution, with new regtech capabilities. The third generation of the firm's software adds functionality, with a new base product allowing advisers to onboard ...

More Australians retire with big mortgages

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
New research analysing Australian Bureau of Statistics microdata shows that more Australians are retiring owing money on their mortgage. The portion of homeowners between ages 55 and 64 that owe money on mortgages has tripled since 1990 - from 14% to ...