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Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... income distribution inequality, among these countries register above 0.4, which Oxfam said hits the warning level set by the United Nations. On a scale from zero to one, a Gini coefficient of one denotes total inequality. Australia's Gini coefficient ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... particularly high in Australia, as the market led optimism rankings among economies on this year's Index alongside Canada and the United Kingdom. A striking 88% of respondents across the region said they were planning to increase their FDI in the next ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... economy." The LOGICs fund will focus on energy efficient assets in key markets including France, Germany, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The investment also brings Rest closer to its target of achieving a 1% allocation to impact investments across ...

Nest appoints interim chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... most underserved in society - will transform the financial resilience and retirement of millions of citizens across the United Kingdom. She leaves an incredible and long-lasting legacy." Cornelius said he was excited to join Nest as it continues to grow ...

Perennial renews contract with SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... she said. Last month, SS&C scored regulatory approval to expand to the Middle East, opening a new office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority granted SS&C approval to provide fund administration services within ...

NZ Super Fund chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... Fund at the end of June 2024 to take up the role of chief investment officer at CalPERS, the largest pension plan in the United States with US$494 billion under management. Acting chief executive Paula Steed said the fund is sorry to lose Gilmore but ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... National Disability Insurance Scheme. Dutton said the appointments are "excellent additions to the Coalition's stable and united team. I can assure all Australians that the Coalition under my leadership will continue focussing on the policy issues that ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... according to the Associated Press, while US$106 million was approved to spend on 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition. "The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to ensure Israel is able to defend ...

Massive crypto Ponzi scheme unravels

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... $2.6 billion (US$1.7bn). HyperFund's alleged co-founder Sam Lee, who has Australian citizenship and resides in the United Arab Emirates, and Brenda Chunga, also known as Bitcoin Beautee, were slapped with criminal charges by the US District Court ...

JANA wins another NFP mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... It also aligns its portfolio, which comprises lending, treasury assets, equities, property, and infrastructure, to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The synod supports more than 500 congregations, 50,000 members, 13 Presbyteries ...
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