ASX

Funds management

Stronger ESG oversight needed for healthcare companies

Robeco believes healthcare companies should be subject to stronger ethics and sustainability research with those meeting higher criteria being rewarded with higher valuat...

Funds management

Link allows PEP consortium due diligence

In what represents a strategic concession in the face of a private equity led bid for the company, Link Administration has allowed non-exclusive due diligence and flagged...

Funds management

Expect to see more tech names joining ASX

Investors can expect to see more tech companies emerging which will reduce the dominance of the few major leaders, according to the Australian Securities Exchange....

Funds management

Navigator announces revenue downgrade

Platform provider, Navigator Global Investments, has announced a 20% revenue downgrade to the Australian Securities Exchange....

Life/Risk

BOQ sells St Andrew’s insurance

St Andrew’s insurance is set to become an independent player in the Australian market after being sold by the Bank of Queensland to investment player, Farmcove Investment...

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings completes ASX Find An Adviser tool

The new tool is meant to help consumers find a financial adviser working at ASX trading participants....

Funds management

Income from equities requires long-term outlook

Dividend cuts during reporting season is an important reminder that a long-term outlook is required for generating income from equities, according to First Sentier Invest...

Funds management

WAM Capital bids for Contango’s Income Generator

WAM Capital has announced its conditional off-market takeover bid for Contango Income Generator Limited, offering shareholders an opportunity to exit. ...

Funds management

Younger investors fearful of underperformance

Despite the average Australian equity fund returning 41% over the last five years, fears of underperformance and hidden fees are the biggest challenges for firms to dispe...

Financial planning

ASX highlights benefits of financial advice

Non-advised clients were more likely to switch their investments to cash or increase cash allocations during the pandemic than advised ones, according to the Australian S...

Policy & Regulation

First litigation funding AFSL issued

Barely weeks after the new litigation funding licensing regime became law, one of the biggest funders has obtained its Australian Financial Services License. ...

Funds management

Charter Hall sets up NZ fund

Charter Hall Group has extended its partnership with BP by creating a new fund that has acquired a 49% interest in a NZ$534 million portfolio leased to BP in New Zealand....