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New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... Australia but has a positive butterfly effect across the region and, while the risk is minimal, the potential for positive change is enormous," she said. This is Good Return's second outing, following its inaugural fund in 2020, which was capped at $1 ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
The long-awaited Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes draft package has been released, switching Statements of Advice for Client Advice Records and clarifying what topics super funds can collectively charge for. However, some elements ...

AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... breaches of the contract involving personal illness or injury including psychiatric injury, and the ability for AMP to change an employee's work location at any time. The FSU said it has written to AMP demanding the contracts be revised per the union's ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... succeeded," Livanas said. Livanas concluded that negative cash flow demands a different way of thinking, adding that as funds change over time, it's important for the superannuation industry to understand how administration and operating models evolv ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... allocating lots more money to private markets investments. The China-born American was also recognised for addressing climate change challenges and opportunities, pushing for more corporate reporting on sustainability. However, in August 2020, Meng resigned ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... of funds fall within the guidelines' remit - from May 21 they will either need to sell their fossil fuel investments or change their names. BlackRock and Federated Hermes are among those reported to have changed fund names to remove relevant ESG terms. ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... 5% within its Enhanced Strategic Balanced model portfolio. The rebalance sparked an outsized portion of the $2 billion change of hands in a single day. BlackRock did not confirm exactly how much of it stemmed from its products. ASX general manager of ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Australia's superannuation industry is poised for accelerated consolidation, with most existing funds set to disappear, according to a Mercer report. The report noted that during the 2023/24 financial year, the number of APRA-regulated super funds declined ...

CFS Edge, North enhance platform capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) and AMP have announced updates to their respective managed accounts (MAs) platforms - CFS Edge and North - bringing new international investment options and technological advancements. The CFS Edge platform has expanded its ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... of property Michael Di Russo said. "This investment demonstrates the power of private capital to rapidly effect systemic change across the building sector and encourage the implementation of stronger sustainability measures in the broader Australian ...