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Governance: Raising the bar

Governance is the pillar of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles that investors have been actively considering for the longest period of time. This is not surprising, as in some ways, it could be said that governance is probably the most important aspect of ESG. An organisation’s board’s role is to appoint the CEO and…

Dragana Timotijevic | 27th Sep 2020 | More
Private space to public face

Though no longer a new theme, non-bank lending requires a refresher. Everyone is by now aware of the limitations of bank finance and therefore the provision of alternative capital. The reality of this shift in credit to the private sector is that investors will wear the losses that banks used to do, but with a…

Giselle Roux | 3rd Sep 2020 | More
  • REA versus Domain

    It’s hardly a fair comparison, is it? To put REA Group alongside Domain Holdings?

    James Dunn | 11th Aug 2020 | More
    Seven Lessons After Seven Years of Building Robos in Asia

    Let’s face it: most people find wealth management mysterious, tedious and something best done some other day.

    Alex Ypsilanti | 3rd Aug 2020 | More
  • What we read this week, leading White Papers

    All that glitters, active vs. passive and why a closer look at infrastructure.

    Drew Meredith | 28th Jul 2020 | More
    Suncorp names chief information officer

    Former Commonwealth Bank executive Adam Bennett has been appointed as Suncorp’s chief information officer. He was previously at Commonwealth Bank for over 15 years and was most recently group executive business and private banking, executive general manager of local business banking and chief information officer for the bank’s retail and business banking divisions. He will…

    Annabelle Dickson | 17th Jun 2020 | More
    Institutional investors reveal COVID-19 impact

    Global asset manager State Street Corporation released a survey of institutional and sovereign wealth investment professionals last week. The report offered insights into a survey of 640 executives spanning defined benefit funds (33%), corporate pension plans (25%) insurance (32%) and sovereign wealth funds. The report was commissioned through data collection group CoreData and provided some…

    Drew Meredith | 17th Jun 2020 | More
    BNK chief executive steps down

    BNK Banking Corporation’s chief executive Simon Lyons has stepped down after over four years in the role. Lyons was chief executive of Goldfields Money prior to its renaming at BNK. The company’s deputy chair Don Koch has been appointed as interim chief executive while a search for a permanent replacement is undertaken. Koch has over…

    Annabelle Dickson | 27th May 2020 | More
    CBA exec joins Insurance Council of Australia

    Commonwealth Bank executive Andrew Hall has joined the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) as its new chief executive. Hall was previously Commonwealth Bank’s executive general manager for corporate affairs for over seven years and before that was director of corporate and public affairs at Woolworths for over six years. Hall will take over from outgoing…

    Annabelle Dickson | 20th May 2020 | More
  • Small caps to remain attractive for investors

    Following the March equity market correction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global equity markets rebounded sharply in April, with the small cap sector outperforming. Although the short-term outlook remains uncertain, the market recovery was spurred on by several factors. Many companies were deeply oversold, with valuations having fallen significantly. Governments and central banks have responded…

    Sam Twidale | 20th May 2020 | More
    Are CBA shares worth $49?

    Dividends from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares and the ‘Big Four’ have been put under the microscope. So far, CBA has held up the best of the majors. Below, I take you through how an analyst would look at the shares and ways to put a valuation on it. Obviously, I’ll keep things…

    Owen Raszkiewicz | 13th May 2020 | More
    No quick turnaround on bank dividends

    Investors hoping that the big banks will restore their dividends sooner rather than later are likely to be disappointed, as the earnings pressure on the banking sector will continue into the 2020/21 financial year. The banks’ March-half earnings (December-half in Commonwealth Bank’s case) fell by an average of 33 per cent, driven by big increases…

    Annabelle Dickson | 6th May 2020 | More