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Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... to look at some of the aspects of engaging for companies to provide more data to us on their own people, where they're open to disclosing," White said. As part of this program, other questions come into focus, such as the role of mentorship versus ...

Buffett outlines plans for Berkshire Hathaway

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... is that it has been built to last," he said. Buffett said that after his death, the disposition of his assets will be an open book. "No "imaginative" trusts or foreign entities to avoid public scrutiny but rather a simple will available for inspection ...

Conscious Investment Management fund receives $50m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... Cafs. Previously, White held senior roles at Challenger Financial Services, HSBC and ANZ Banking Group. CIMSHF2 is currently open for investment. The fund is a 12-year closed end, capital call vehicle and is targeting a second close in Q1 2024.

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
At the Global Investment Summit today, Aware Super announced that it will invest a further $10 billion in the UK and Europe, managed through its newly opened London office. The $160 billion super fund, which currently has $17 billion invested in the ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Treasury is calling for feedback on the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting, citing concerns the existing moratorium is ineffective, negatively impacting medical research efforts, and a lack of compliance from insurers. The government's ...

AustralianSuper slams Brookfield's Origin Energy bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... strategic energy transition platforms, such as Origin. "AustralianSuper is a long-term investor in the Australian economy and is open to providing capital to assist Origin as it prepares to transition over the coming decades, while delivering on our ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
AMP will pay $100 million to settle the long-running Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action - an amount double what it initially provisioned. The wealth manager announced this morning it has reached a settlement with AMP Financial Planning advisers ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... enter the industry. "I think what we're doing at the moment is trying to take the mountain to Moses on this... I have an open mind, but I don't want to still be pondering this issue this time next year," he said. He admitted he thinks there's ...

Scarcity Partners brings private equity investment model to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... five to 15 asset managers with significant growth potential, targeting returns of 20% per annum. It will be a semi-liquid open-ended fund with a commitment/call structure. "Our model enables investment management firms to grow to their full potential ...

Private market deal activity set to persist amid high-rates: Aviva

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... arousing heightened caution from lenders attentive to leverage, debt service levels, and sustainability. Although markets remain open, borrowing terms are undergoing adjustments with reduced leverage, and there's a declining appetite for big-ticket transactions ...