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Sydney boutique partners with Pan Tribal

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... million in assets. The two signed an agreement last year. Pan Tribal Asset Management co-founder and chief executive Colin Woods said the firm will focus on getting Barwon's funds on platforms to ease access for financial advisers. "Once you go onto ...

Class action accuses CFS of dodgy insurance fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
Shine Lawyers today filed a class action against Colonial First State alleging that hundreds of thousands of Australians were charged excessive insurance premiums. The action alleges CFS, as Commonwealth Bank's superannuation provider, put members into ...

Former Challenger executive joins ASX board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
The ASX has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director. Robert Woods joins the board with effect from 1 January 2020 and will stand for election at the ASX's general meeting at the end of September this year. "The Board and I are ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
The $80 billion superannuation fund is more exposed to companies involved in fossil fuels than it was a year ago, according to its second annual climate risk disclosures released yesterday. At June end, UniSuper had 12% of its exposures in companies ...

Morgan Stanley's top picks for Aussie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
In a research note sent to clients, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Nathan Lim shared the four Australian ETFs the firm prefers over the rest. The list represents Morgan Stanley's preferred picks for Australian exposure in multi-asset portfolios ...

Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... position. Martin said it was this kind of shorting that tends to get press attention. "The activist shorts up in my neck of the woods in Brisbane - Corporate Travel, Blue Sky and Glaucus - get a lot of attention. That technique can be really effective ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... European Union's new ecolabel for environmentally friendly investments. AMP Capital head of ESG investment research Ian Woods believes impact-washing poses a serious threat to the impact investing movement and the wider ethical investing industry. ...

Australia lags on dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
Australian companies have kept their combined dividend payout flat for five years, even as they continue to climb up globally, according to the latest Janus Henderson Dividend Index. Global dividends now sit at almost twice the level they were at a ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
As the Royal Commission sharpens its focus on accountability and corporate culture, an institutional investor says these two issues will now shape conversations with boards more than ever. SSGA senior managing director Susan Darroch said the significant ...

Aussie companies drop dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Australian companies paid about $820 million less in dividends in the third quarter than the corresponding period from 2017 as dividend growth at local banks flat lined. ASX-listed companies paid out US$24.5 billion ($33.5bn) to shareholders in quarter ...