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Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Australian Ethical is assessing its investments in Facebook after the social media giant allowed the recent mass shootings in Christchurch to be live streamed. Australian Ethical told Financial Standard it currently holds about $8 million in Facebook ...

30% Club expands target

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
The 30% Club is expanding its focus to include companies outside the ASX200. After achieving new heights in female board representation across the ASX50 and ASX 100 in 2018, the 30% Club is aiming to increase the number of women on the boards of listed ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Australia's fintech industry is catching the interest of international investors and raked in US$600 million of funding last year, according to KPMG analysis. KPMG's 2018 Pulse of Fintech report showed Australian-based Avoka and its sale to ...

Ideas give insight to opportunity: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
A recession might happen, eventually. But if it does growth might not be far off either, according to Vanguard. Speaking today at the Sydney leg of the fund manager's financial adviser roadshow, Vanguard global chief economist and global head of investment ...

AFCA appoints new ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will soon welcome its newest ombudsman, an appointment that will be dedicated to resolving disputes for small businesses including financial services firms. Joining AFCA from February 12 is Geoff Browne. ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Several veterans of Australia's financial services industry were recognised over the long weekend in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List. Honoured for their service to the sector, the list features a number of familiar faces, including the chair ...

AFIC director retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
A director at the Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC) is retiring today after a five-year stint on the board. Retiring from the AFIC board is Jacqueline Hey, a member of the company's investment committee and nomination committee. She has ...

Macquarie names digital infra head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Macquarie Capital appointed a managing director to head up its investments in the growing digital infrastructure sector. Oliver Bradley has been appointed as the managing director of digital infrastructure investing at Macquarie Capital, the corporate ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on its Business Indicators, Australia report for the third quarter of this year makes for sober reading for investors dabbling in the country's share market (that makes all Australians ...

Customer data protections progress

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
Wealth management firms have an opportunity to set the course around how they better deliver customer-oriented solutions following the Federal Government's release of draft legislation on the Consumer Data Right. The Consumer Data Right is aimed to ...