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University of Melbourne launches investment funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
The University of Melbourne has established two new major investment funds, in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria and Tanarra Capital. The $115 million investment funds are dedicated to supporting Melbourne's researchers to turn their discoveries ...

Cbus to sell corporate art collection

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Cbus is auctioning its art collection, estimated to be worth about $9 million. The Cbus Collection of Important Australian Art features more than 280 works dating from the colonial era through to contemporary pieces. Artists in the collection include ...

Superhero board signs former ASIC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Former ASIC chair James Shipton has joined the board of Superhero. The trading platform, which launched in September 2020, has close to 200,000 investors and rolled out zero brokerage US share trading as well as its flagship superannuation offering. ...

Acadian Asset Management appoints chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
Acadian Asset Management Australia has appointed Gillian Savage as chief executive. Savage replaces Andrew Hair who, after a decade in the role, said he felt like it was time for a change. In total, Hair was with Acadian for over 15 years. Savage will ...

Principal Financial Group announces ESG index

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The global financial company has partnered with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) to launch the Global Financial Inclusion Index. The index and its analysis aim to uncover key drivers shaping financial inclusion and exclusion across ...

Morrison government names new chair of Foreign Investment Review Board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
Bruce Miller has been appointed as chair of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for a five-year period. Miller has spent over 30 years of his career in the Australian government, covering senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
A Macquarie Business School academic has said one-off payments like those expected in next week's Federal Budget won't do anything to address long-term structural issues in Australia's economy. A one-off payment to combat the rising cost of living is ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Commitment to sustainability is ramping up at abrdn, with the global manager announcing a dedicated business division and promoting its local ESG lead. abrdn's new Sustainability Group will provide subject matter expertise to the broader group's ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has recommended greater disclosure obligations for institutional investors and proxy advisors and for the ACCC to actively monitor common ownership in Australia - all the while sharing little ...

JPMAM appoints sustainable investing head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's (JPMAM) appointed a new head of sustainable investing research, based in London. Roland Rott has been made head of sustainable investing research, which is a newly created role for JPMAM with a global remit. Rott will ...