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More than 40% of women unprepared for retirement: CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... 15% of men. Further, about 33% of women say they have little to no understanding when it comes to superannuation, investments, and retirement savings products. "We know that financial literacy, engagement with your super fund and seeking advice have ...

Blackwattle Partners launches global fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... globally. It will target returns of 8-12% over the long term. "Unlike many traditional funds, which often spread their investments thinly across a wide range of opportunities, our fund only focuses on the very best possible companies," Bangia said. "Our ...

Iress loses key wealth executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... five years. There, she covered a broad range of retirement income issues, including industry policy, superannuation, investments and risk management in retirement. During this time, she advised Jeremy Cooper, head of retirement income. Haqqani previously ...

Senior equity manager exits Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... portfolio manager of equities. In December 2022, Cbus made five new appointments as part of its strategy to bring investments in-house and build a strong internal investment capability. Weickart then stepped into a newly created role of managing its ...

'ASX Wolf' Tyson Scholz bankrupt in ASIC crackdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... November 2021. Scholz shared posts on specific companies via Instagram, suggesting he owned shares or viewed them as good investments, likely swaying his audience to buy these stocks. Scholz also conducted seminars on ASX trading strategies, charging ...

Former Blockchain Global director confined to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... Guo's family. Additionally, Guo is said to have transferred $1.4 million from a Blockchain Global account for further investments in First Growth Fund on behalf of Blockchain Global, without documenting this transaction in the company's financial records. ...

Realindex Investments marks 15 years with rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Realindex Investments is rebranding to better position for long-term global growth. Going forward, the First Sentier Investors manager will be known as RQI Investors and have a new logo and visual identity. Chief executive Andrew Francis said the new ...

HNWI collecting activity stoops: Knight Frank

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII). For only the second time, the KFLII, which tracks the performance of 10 popular investments of passion, ended the year in negative territory, as several stalwart members of the index, including rare bottles of whiskey ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... process which allows a company to derive up to 33% of its revenue from an excluded activity is not seeking to avoid investments in those activities." ASIC said the Bloom fund invested in General Electric from March 2022 to May 2023. During the 2022 financial ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... income distributions, de Pourbaix said the fund also offers the potential for higher returns than traditional cash investments over the medium to long term. "To generate attractive returns, we combine diversified investment positions advised by our in-house ...