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Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
New research reveals gender parity in global funds management has hit a standstill, with female representation barely moving the needle. Citywire's Alpha Female 2023 report showed an inconsequential increase in female fund managers, stagnating at 12.1% ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... derivatives, and investment funds. NZ Super Fund head of direct investments Will Goodwin said the transaction provided a rare opportunity to increase the funds exposure to the global financial services sector. "Euroclear is the leading settlement provider ...

Aware Super details new term deposit option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
Aware Super members with at least $15,000 in their account can now invest their super directly in term deposits, locking in rates currently as high as 5.25%. In April, Financial Standard flagged Aware Super was introducing a term deposit investment ...

AZ NGA welcomes head of M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... governance function as well as provide some support in operational areas," Symes said. "In the current environment, it is rare to find a business that is well funded and has the capability and capacity to pursue growth, and I look forward to making a ...

Dexus, Partners Wealth Group airport fund to take off

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... open ended and targeting a total return of about 9%. A Dexus spokesperson told Financial Standard that the fund provides "a rare opportunity for wholesale investors to obtain exposure to a key piece of privately owned infrastructure located in Melbourne ...

4D Infrastructure welcomes new investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... and greater risk management tools in the investment process, 4D said. Before this, Snelgrove spent more than a decade at RARE Infrastructure, now ClearBridge Investments. While at the firm he was involved in the early development of the business and ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... Court justice Kenneth Hayne stands by his recommendations that upended the banking and financial services sectors. Making a rare appearance at the International Congress of Actuaries in Sydney this morning, Commissioner Hayne said he has no regrets about ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... cleantech-related disruptive materials could grow from $41 billion in 2020 to $261 billion in 2040, with lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, and copper at the foundation of the future net zero economy. Copper and zinc are required in larger ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... sector to promote the capturing of alternative energies such as hydrogen, and extraction of the critical minerals, metals and rare earths that will be needed to build electrical assets technology. Integrated supporting initiatives include Tasmania's ...

High returns flow from water rights

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... interesting year ahead for water investors. "We're shifting from three back-to-back La Niña events, which historically is pretty rare, and the bureau is now anticipating a shift to El Niño sometime this year and potentially also a positive Indian Ocean ...