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The four Ds to watch in the decades to come: La Trobe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... This is followed by decarbonisation, which despite broader concerns around its future under a potential Republican government in the US, Watson said will continue to be a focus in some sense. "We'll continue to see a whole range of investment across ...

Super for housing will cause rents to soar: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... built a transformative policy miracle in super. It is the envy of the world," Schubert said. "Both major parties of government have contributed to super's success - and both of them have a duty to safeguard it. "Strong and enduring bipartisanship ...

IFM, ASX-listed firms bet on renewable fuels

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... SAF industry right here in Australia." "Alongside our industry super partners, we have been working closely with the government to identify ways to accelerate investment in Australia's energy transition, and a local SAF industry driven by Australian ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
New research from AMP has revealed Australians' attitudes to intergenerational wealth. The research found half of those under 40 believe they will need to support their parents financially as they age, with children and their parents reluctant to ...

WAM calls to save in-person AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... be the "gold standard." "We believe that by allowing companies to hold such meetings (exclusively online AGMs), the government is eroding corporate accountability, transparency and governance - and is disenfranchising individual shareholders, particularly ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... current landscape is more attractive. He implored that fixed interest not be viewed simply, as it includes more than just government bonds and investment-grade credit. "It's really a lot more than that," Farmer said. Different fixed income sub-sectors ...

Treasury releases M&A draft reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... draft of the intended reforms to Australian merger and acquisitions (M&A) processes. The reforms were flagged by the government back in April, in which it said the new rules would promote competition, protect consumers, and provide greater certainty ...

Australian Retirement Trust restructures leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... on by Julie Bingham, who is responsible for many of ART's strategic supporting business units such as policy and government relations, it said. Anne Browne is moving from chief risk officer to chief people officer, and Di Orbell was named interim ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... its existing development, operations, and investment management expertise to partner with the development industry, government, and community housing sectors, adding that, alongside AustralianSuper and HESTA, it expects to enable new institutional investor ...

NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) returned a whopping 17% in the year to May, outpacing many of its benchmarks. Under the new leadership of chief executive Jo Townsend, New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund is aiming to double in size from its current ...