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Venture capital firm in data breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
A US venture capital firm that recently won a mandate with the Future Fund is the subject of a cybersecurity breach that involved a phishing scam. Sequoia Capital informed investors last week that sensitive information has been accessed by a third party. ...

Mercer joins net-zero club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Mercer Australia has committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian funds and the Mercer-managed investment options within Mercer Super. This represents a combined $36.4 billion in assets under management as at 31 December ...

ATO begins stimulus fraud convictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has started cracking down on those who fraudulently accessed government stimulus measures in relation to COVID-19 with the first conviction. Raed Saleh was convicted in the Heidelberg Magistrates Court of three counts ...

Equipsuper merges with corporate fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... $16 billion superannuation fund will manage the retirement savings of Toyota Super's 5000 members. Toyota Super chair Rob Purcell said the move is in the best interests of members and will provide greater investment and administration scale. "Toyota ...

JANA awarded mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... Union and is open to past and present union members including teachers, nurses and government employees. TUH chief executive Rob Seljak said the health insurer was impressed by JANA's extensive research and asset management capability along with its ...

Colonial First State hires to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Colonial First State has added to its investment team, hiring a former industry fund senior investment analyst. Robert Graham-Smith has joined CFS as a senior investment manager for alternatives. He joined in the role yesterday and reports to CFS executive ...

Financial services workers hunt new roles

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Most banking and financial services professionals in Australia are looking for a new job in 2021, according to the new Robert Walters survey. A whopping 65% of banking and financial services workers said they are searching for a new opportunity this ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Despite the promise and optimism of COVID-19 vaccines, professional investors continue to worry about the pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Three-in-five Australian publicly listed companies have either cut or withheld their dividends during 2020 as a result of COVID-19, a global dividend index shows. Between April and December 2020, Aussie firms either cut or cancelled dividend payments ...

Goldman Sachs launches robo-adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Goldman Sachs has launched a robo-investment offering that helps retail clients achieve their financial goals by automatically rebalancing their portfolios with the use of exchange-traded funds. Marcus Invest offers over 50 ETF products invested in ...