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Remains of Melissa Caddick found

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... was sought from specialist police attached to the state crime command's missing persons registry and homicide squad. NSW Health Pathology was able to confirm that the remains belonged to Caddick after examination and analysis. Caddick left her Dover ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Ethisphere has released a list of the world's most ethical publicly traded companies, and has claimed that these companies outperformed a comparable index by 7.1% over the last five years. "Honorees integrate ethics and values with corporate strategy. ...

JANA awarded mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
The asset consultant has won a mandate to provide investment advisory services to a Queensland-based health insurer. TUH Health Fund selected JANA after a three-way tender process in January 2021 and follows growth in JANA's investment advisory offering ...

Financial services least trusted industry: Edelman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
According to the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, financial services is the least trusted industry in the world - losing even more trust during the pandemic. Global public relations giant Edelman has been assessing the public trust in various sectors since ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... Managers Australia chief executive Damon Hambly said last year marked extreme challenges for markets that went beyond the health pandemic, including climate events and natural disasters, political tensions and the fastest market correction in history. ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Three-in-five Australian publicly listed companies have either cut or withheld their dividends during 2020 as a result of COVID-19, a global dividend index shows. Between April and December 2020, Aussie firms either cut or cancelled dividend payments ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... conspiracy theorists - "They are one and a half, a few percent, maybe, in Australia," according to Victoria's chief health officer, Brett Sutton - the majority of Australians welcome the vaccine's roll-out. "The Melbourne Institute's fortnightly ...

Aon, WTW merger will reduce competition: ACCC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... billion). Under the deal, the two entities will combine under the Aon name and focus on the core areas of risk, retirement, and health. The headquarters of the combined business will be Aon's existing London headquarters.

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
Hostplus is changing its sustainable investment option on the back of growing demand from members who want a more sustainable and principled approach to their investments. The Socially Responsible Investment Balanced option (SRI) now excludes a broader ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... FOMO (fear of missing out) and TINA (there is no alternative). However, the rise and rise in copper prices suggest better health and wealth going forward. Factset figures show copper prices surged to an eight-year high of US$8,292 per tonne this year ...