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Atlas Arteria ignores IFM opposition to latest deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... road, establishing a partnership with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. It's paid $2.9 billion for the stake, buying it from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and OMERS Infrastructure. They both owned 33.33% alongside OTPP which has retained its 33.33% ...

Climate skills development needed: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... into sustainable finance skills, with a particular focus on climate skills. The research follows similar studies done in Canada and Ireland that uncovered a gap in the skills that the financial services industry needs, with Atherton saying it was suspected ...

AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... ranking, with 148. Following that the countries with the largest number of pension funds are the United Kingdom with 23, Canada has 18, the Netherlands with 12 and Japan at 11. Since 2016, a total of 37 new funds have entered the ranking, with the US ...

Are Australia's wealthiest tight-fisted?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... groups. When compared to other nations, Australia gives at a lower percentage of GDP (0.81%) than the United Kingdom (0.96%), Canada (1%), New Zealand (1.84%) and the United States (2.1%). "Even a slight increase in giving by Australia's wealthiest would ...

NEOS Life appoints sales, culture leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... across retail, group and direct insurance. He's previously held senior business development roles with Royal Bank of Canada and MLC Life, as well as serving as head of acquisitions and client services within AMP's group insurance business. "He's ...

Hejaz Financial Services, GBST provide online calculators

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... financial services organisations and millions of their customers in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the United States, and Canada. The GBST digital team works with financial services clients worldwide to improve brand reputation, build brand advocacy ...

PSP Investments names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... performance track-record and a strong talent base. It is a tremendous privilege to be given the opportunity to lead one of Canada's largest and fastest growing pension investment managers at a pivotal moment," she said. "I look forward to working with ...

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... to adapt their fixed-income strategy to account for heightened duration risk." Inflation concerns run highest in Spain, Canada, US, and France, while in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia concerns over inflation rank much lower. Despite a challenging ...

ESG taxonomy key to achieving policy objectives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
ESG was something people were still googling five years ago. Now, it plays an important role in achieving objectives, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI Conference has heard - but greater structure is required to reach its ...

Gordon Brothers receives financing from CPP Investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
Gordon Brothers has had a US $300 million cash injection from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The new financing brings the capital base for Gordon Brothers to more than $1 billion. The advisory, restructuring and investments ...