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ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
Greenhushing - in which companies stop all voluntary disclosure of ESG information - is just another form of greenwashing, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. In a public speech, Longo provided additional context to the market regulator's focus on ESG ...

Dexus, Partners Wealth Group airport fund to take off

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
Partners Wealth Group has joined forces with Dexus to offer wholesale buyers the opportunity to invest in Melbourne Airport through its new APAC Wholesale Airports Fund. The fund, dubbed WAF, also provides exposure to the Australia Pacific Airports ...

TPB grilled over handling of PwC scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
Fronting a Senate Estimates hearing, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) said it has no plans to suspend PwC, nor has it formally considered whether the consultant breached legislative requirements to act honestly and with integrity. Appearing in Canberra ...

Active fund outperformance mostly short-lived: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) Persistence Scorecard has shown a staggering number of Australian actively managed funds failed to outperform over five consecutive years. According to the report, nearly no actively managed equity, A-REIT and fixed ...

JPMorgan developing investment advice AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
JPMorgan has filed a trademark for an AI-powered investment advisory tool, IndexGPT. It's envisioned IndexGPT will harness the power of "cloud computing software using artificial intelligence" to analyse and select securities that are tailored to ...

Fractional farmland investing platform launches

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Real estate and advisory firm LAWD partnered with fractional investing platform Bricklet to launch LAWD Bricklet, a venture designed to democratise ownership of Australian farmland. The offering sees a LAWD Bricklet 'head title' split into a co-ownership ...

Allianz Retire+ strengthens distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
Allianz Retire+ bolstered its wealth management operations, with two state managers joining the distribution team in recent times. Stephen Armstrong joined this month in the newly created role of state manager for Western Australia (WA) and South Australia ...

Count completes Affinia acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
Count has completed its acquisition of Affinia Financial Advisers, growing its adviser network substantially. Through the acquisition, Count has acquired 75 financial advice practices from TAL, adding around 100 financial advisers to its community. ...

Future Fund adds to investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
Future Fund has strengthened its investment team with the hire of Toby McMillan as director of unlisted property. McMillan arrives from the $60 billion quasi-sovereign wealth fund Victorian Funds Management Corporation. McMillan worked at VFMC for more ...

FS Sustainability reveals ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
The 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies have been named in the inaugural ESG Power50 guide. The ESG Power50 comprises a diverse group of professionals who are actively shaping the future for the companies where they ...