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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... 'Petro Gas Dollar' or the 'LNG Dollar.'" In the past three months, Medhurst analysed the US targeting Russian tankers, crippling China's oil supply, and capturing significant oil fields. According to China's General Administration ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026

... rises as the conflicts were resolved in relatively short order," he said. "As a rough proxy for a major conflict, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 brought oil prices above US$100 for a prolonged period with brief peaks above US$120. Oil ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025

... growth for half of asset managers. Almost half said alpha generation is difficult given unfamiliar risks from Covid-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the spike in inflation. "As if that were not enough, new external factors have emerged alongside ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025

... $10.5 million in civil penalties for misleading members about its ESG credentials purported to eliminate investments in Russian companies and others involved in mining and tobacco, the Federal Court determined this morning. Justice O'Callaghan said ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024

... knowing enough to make a decent decision'." Bonderman graduated from the University of Washington in 1963 with a major in Russian studies and went on to Harvard Law School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1966. While at Harvard, he won a fellowship ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024

... equipment and training to recalibrating supply chains and boosting domestic industrial production capacity." Catechis said the Russian war on Ukraine, for example, has compelled Europe and the broader global community to confront the necessity of a credible ...

Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024

... report highlighted 'RUSSIA OUT' as a country exclusion. That report revealed that Active Super held investments in Russian stocks through two emerging market funds but begun divesting those securities after the invasion. But ASIC argued that ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024

... last 18 years for its "production of nuclear weapons". On 24 February 2022, major super funds were quick to divest from Russian companies when it invaded the Ukraine. Two years on, Russia's continuous attacks have killed 9614 Ukrainians as at September ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024

... macro or credit risks," Buchet said. Aside from the well-identified China property trouble spot or the 2022 demise of the Russian corporate universe, Buchet said that emerging markets corporate debt remains a beacon of fundamental stability and a source ...

Morningstar cops greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023

... greenwashing practices. In August, ASIC filed a suit against Active Super for, among other issues, allegedly investing in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members.

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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