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Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... logging projects. Opposition leader Peter Dutton said: "Banks are there to provide finance to creditworthy customers. "If a business is legal and it has the ability to service the loan and it's creditworthy, then the bank should not be discriminating ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

Tyndall bolsters small cap team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Tyndall AM with 12 years' investment industry experience. At Aware Super, he was co-portfolio manager of the small-cap business from its inception, with responsibility for the development of the strategy's philosophy and process. That role followed ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... index and equity quantitative products, having spent over a decade in similar roles at First Sentier Investors' quant business, RQI Investors. She joined First Sentier in 2004 to manage several indexed equity strategies and supply quantitative analysis ...

Payton Capital strengthens NSW leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... manager, has appointed a Suncorp executive to lead the firm's borrower services in New South Wales. The wholly owned business unit of HMC has recruited Kieran Turner as the state manager of New South Wales. In his role, Turner will lead the state's ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... the appointment, Mooney said he was "delighted" to appoint Wildon to lead Fidelity's Singapore and Southeast Asia business into its next growth phase. "Our Southeast Asia business represents a key growth opportunity within the Asia Pacific region ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... countries and nine industries. Seventy percent of Australian executives remain optimistic about the outlook for their business, compared to 54% for the year prior. Globally, 62% of large organisations are optimistic - an increase from 56% in 2024. This ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... the uncertainty surrounding potential tariffs and trade policies makes it challenging for companies to make long-term business decisions. On the positive side though, a strong US dollar might mitigate some of the tariff impacts."

Top Pendal executive joins Evidentia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Former Pendal head of multi-asset Michael Blayney has joined the Evidentia Group as a member of its investment committee. "With over 28 years of experience in investment management, consulting and superannuation with some of the world's leading ...

Green moves: Amundi, PRI, U Ethical, Barclays, HSBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... development of responsible investment strategies for the region. Meanwhile, U Ethical has hired Christopher Burton as its business development manager. Burton will be responsible for the distribution of the U Ethical Investors Australian Equities Trust ...