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Orbis recruits investment specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Orbis Investments, the contrarian equity manager with $62 billion assets under management, has hired an investment specialist to work with its local client team. Based in Melbourne, Werner du Preez will oversee Orbis' relationships with research ...

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 ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... high-profile management indiscretions impacted Australian listed companies, from misuse of company resources for personal gain - a case in point being MinRes founder Chris Ellison - to accusations of bullying and harassment, failed whistleblowing procedures ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... sweeping policy shift," Green said. "Companies involved in oil and gas exploration, extraction, and infrastructure stand to gain as regulatory barriers are dismantled and investment in domestic production soars. Shares of US energy giants and mid-cap ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... thinking for Australia in the global battery and EV market. Australian investors should partner with Chinese companies to gain a share of the upside and knowledge, Buckley argues. With upcoming leadership changes in the US and Canada, there is uncertainty ...

Legalsuper hunts for CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Legalsuper is looking for a new investment chief, following the resignation of Paul Murray who departed the industry fund just nine months into the job. Chief executive Luke Symons confirmed that Murray resigned from the fund on 20 December 2024 for ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... sectors, however, that previously garnered little attention, like funding for conservation and the environment, are starting to gain traction - funding levels have risen from 1% to 3%. The report said this modest growth may be partly due to increased ...

ETFs recover and dominate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainable ETFs are thriving after having a rough year prior, according to Rainmaker's latest Wholesale Managed Funds Net Flow Report. The data covers net flows of 1100 products across 170 different asset managers in all asset classes. Over the ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies could be forced to adopt more nature positive practices if nature-related risk policies and legislation that are gaining traction overseas are adopted locally. According to panelists at the 'The next nexus: A story of nature-related ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors gains an edge by vowing to publicly disclose on nature in 2025, joining a growing list of signatories to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). It joins investors representing US$15.9 trillion AUM - including ...