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Activist fund manager promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Wilson Asset Management has promoted three staffers following the launch of two new investment companies this year - an income style product and a fund that backs companies run by founders. William Liu, Anna Milne, and Shaun Weick have taken on new ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE over climate risk concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... policy that allows the continued unrestricted underwriting of new oil and gas projects until at least 2030. As a major shareholder - owning $56 million worth of QBE shares as at 31 January 2025 - Australian Ethical said it was concerned that almost half ...

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake. MAM first made a 50% investment in Island Green Power three years ago via its managed funds. MAM did not disclose ...

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting. The ...

Index investors keen on proxy voting: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... proxy votes allow shareholders to support governance standards in the manner they believe will protect and maximise shareholder returns."

Mormon Church's Alkira Farms acquires NSW assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
ASX-listed Duxton Farms sold its Kentucky property for $38 million to Alkira Farms, which is part of the agricultural investment management unit of the US-based Mormon Church. The New South Wales-based Kentucky property encompasses 6020 hectares and ...

Board cyber security oversight 'endangers' firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... time when regulators are turning up the heat on cyber resilience can end up "endangering" their organisations and put shareholder value at risk, according to Athena Board. The onus on boards to protect their organisations from malicious cyber security ...

TAL nabs AIA strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... investments following the introduction of Your Future Your Super rules. As head of strategy, he also helped enhance shareholder value and the capital efficiency of AIA's annuities book through a multi-asset class, multi-manager portfolio construction ...

Glass Lewis acquires investment stewardship platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Global corporate governance data provider Glass Lewis has acquired a Stockholm-based technology platform to enhance institutional-level investment stewardship data and workflows. Purchasing Esgaia will accelerate Glass Lewis' strategy to more holistically ...

Woodside investors urged to sack the board over dud returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... company's failings. The shareholders advocacy group said Woodside's board has failed to course-correct despite its total shareholder returns trailing the ASX 100 by 168% and MSCI World Energy by 83% over 15 years. It added that despite this, Woodside ...