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Lumiant chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... fintech, taking to total amounts raised to $12 million as at March. Last year, US financial adviser, investor, and personal finance commentator Ric Edelman injected an undisclosed amount in Lumiant, while Savant pledged a $3 million investment. "Twenty ...

IFM Investors appoints head of sustainable investment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... responsible investments and stewardship. Nazarova-Doyle has also been on the board of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association and its policy committee. She is also an active member of the PMI Advisory Council, ABI Climate Change and Stewardship ...

Super funds taking on the climate crisis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... economy. In a panel discussion at the AIST ASI conference, it was highlighted that despite an uptick in global climate finance, current investment levels are deficient. Subsequently, the urgent need to shift capital from high-emission to low or zero-emission ...

Barings expands APAC team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... China, and Southeast Asia. In March, Barings took on Brisbane-based Gryphon Capital Partners to expand the structured finance and real estate capabilities of the firm in the region. A year prior, it acquired Sydney-based private equity real estate investment ...

Women less confident to retire: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
A study of over 1800 working and retired Australians has revealed a stark difference in confidence levels when it comes to how men and women plan for retirement. According to Vanguard's How Australia Retires study, almost half of Australian women do ...

Vanguard appoints head of strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... fund manager merged the superannuation and non-superannuation businesses. At the same time, strategy was shifted to the finance function, reporting to the chief financial officer John Oberlies. Before joining Vanguard, Dempster worked as a business development ...

Super tax concessions cost less than future Age Pension savings: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
According to a Mercer report, superannuation tax concessions for median income earners costs less than the future Age Pension savings from super. The Mercer Rethinking super tax concessions report shows under a model where individuals benefit from superannuation ...

Foresters Financial launches tax-effective education bond

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... rising cost of living and education fees has subsequently had a flow on effect, impacting the ability for families to finance their children's education which then impacts their abilities entering the ever-competitive job market," she said. "An education ...

ASIC renews leadership team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... markets, including supervision, compliance and enforcement of market infrastructure, market intermediaries, corporate finance activities and market surveillance. Rhys Bollen, the current senior executive Leader for credit, banking, and general insurance ...

Former iShares lead joins Stake

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Former BlackRock iShares head Jon Howie will become Stake's new chief commercial officer, charged with driving new wealth creation opportunities for investors. Howie brings over 20 years of experience in financial services to the role, most recently ...