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Ethereum merge: What it means for crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... proof-of-stake consensus layer, the Beacon Chain, on September 15." "The merging of the two removes the need for energy-intensive 'mining' and transfers the responsibility of block production to the validators operating on the Beacon Chain. The Beacon ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... Nations Peter Yu, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) partner and chief impact officer Zarmeen Pavri and Impossible Mining chief sustainability officer and co-founder Renee Grogran. JANA chief executive Jim Lamborn said most of its clients are looking ...

Casey Thompson joins First Super board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... central to the creation of universal superannuation. Thompson is a compliance officer for the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union manufacturing division. She has worked in a variety of compliance, audit, and communications roles, including ...

Active Super reaffirms commitment to regional members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... Newcastle is of particular importance to the fund as well, as it looks to support the region in transitioning away from mining and fossil fuels. "Our members' investment horizons are very long and we're about investing in the future. A lot of ...

eToro launches local stocks portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... ASX-listed companies. The 35 stocks that make up the portfolio are from a variety of industries including commodities, mining, biotech, pharmaceuticals, tourism, finance and software. It includes Qantas Airways, Sonic Healthcare, Computershare and the ...

Regal Funds Management launches private credit capability

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... companies capabilities." The private credit arm will work closely with Regal's equities sector specialists, who focus on mining, energy, industrials, technology, and healthcare across Asia. "Beyond extending our offering for our investors, the launch ...

Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... sizes of pay rises. Though, annual wage growth varied by industry, from 3.4% for the construction industry to 2.2% for the mining and electricity, gas, water, and waste services industries. Also notable, private sector wages grew more than public sector ...

BlackRock launches Bitcoin trust

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... organisations such as RMI and Energy Web developing programs to bring greater transparency to sustainable energy usage in bitcoin mining and will follow progress around those initiatives. "BlackRock has been conducting work in four areas of digital assets ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
Despite its disruptive nature to the societies and ecosystems where it operates, a Fidelity report claims mining will play a central role in decarbonisation. Fidelity said, although discourse about investors' role in helping fund clean technologies ...

Appian appoints head of Australia, Asia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... Nicholson had a 13-year tenure as Resource Capital Funds managing director, Australia. He also has technical experience in mining production, planning and management, having worked at the Emily Ann Nickel Mine for LionOre Australia as an underground ...