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19 January 2021 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

Companies facing more ESG accountability at AGMs

Shareholders are increasingly taking advantage of annual general meetings to push ESG agendas, according to equity specialist Martin Currie Australia

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APRA hoses down calls for retail fund investigation

The prudential regulator has declined to investigate a major retail super fund for hiking insurance premiums by more than 40 per cent despite the ...

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COVID consequences ‘will come home to roost’

Markets are enjoying an easy ride despite the economic damage wreaked by COVID-19, but “there will be a reckoning”.  Munro Partners chief ...

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Frydenberg must ‘back or sack’ ASIC chair

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is “lost in a fog of indecision” as critics call for the release of a report on the ASIC expenses scandal and a decision on ...

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Stronger social practices pull higher returns

New research has shown that companies with good or improving social practices can potentially add up to 17 bps each month to investment returns

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Citi revenue flatlines 

Citigroup saw its revenues stay steady through the 2020 year, while its net income plummeted by 41 per cent.  The multinational wealth and banking ...

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MTAA, Tasplan reveal merged rebrand

MTAA Super and Tasplan have declared their merged fund will adopt a new name, after their amalgamation wraps up in April.  The combined industry ...

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War of words rages over opt-in super

Both sides of politics have stepped up their attacks in the wake of rumours that the Morrison government is considering opt-in super. The ...

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AIA to finalise CommInsure acquisition

Life insurer AIA Australia is set to transfer members across from the Commonwealth Bank’s life insurance and investments business, CommInsure Life

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ASIC dragging feet on royal commission case studies

Just one financial penalty has so far arisen out of the cases referred to ASIC following the royal commission, despite the regulator suggesting it has ...

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