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Australia home to high proportion of women billionaires

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... third in the world for the highest proportion of female billionaires, according to Forbes' 36th annual billionaire list. The top spot was jointly held by Barbados and Portugal with one billionaire each (in both cases, a female). Australia followed closely ...

50% of advisers now offering ESG advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... climate change (51%), fossil fuels (51%) and human rights (33%). When it comes to responsible portfolio construction, the top five methods advisers use to choose responsible investments include ESG integration, sustainability-themed investing, active ...

Performance test comms criticised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... other ratings and rankings to promote performance. "A trustee whose product failed the performance test described it as 'top rated'. The trustee displayed an image of a 'five-star' award received for the product with the words 'you ...

Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... growth of members' super balances. The Super Booster reward program is a 'set and forget' tool for members to top-up their super balances with eligible retail purchases. The reward program will apply to more than 250 retail partners across ...

Mercer appoints sustainable investment leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... Commenting on the appointment, Mercer's global head of investment research Jo Holden said the firm is committed to supporting top sustainable investing talent. "For decades, Mercer has broken new ground in sustainable investment to ensure we solve for ...

Mutual sector overcomes pandemic headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
The top 100 co-operatives and mutuals have defied the economic impacts of the pandemic; the sector's revenues grew a record 10% to $34.4 billion during 2020/2021. The latest National Mutual Economy Report released by the Business Council of Co-operatives ...

Selfwealth announces crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
Selfwealth is set to become the first investment platform to offer a direct investment into five cryptocurrencies from June 30. The wealth creation disruptor has partnered with digital currency exchange BTC Markets to offer Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple ...

MLC Life chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... Rodney Cook, who will retire at the end of the year. Cook has led the insurer for two years so far, having taken over the top job in June 2020 and guided it through COVID-19. During that time, MLC Life said Cook deliberately strengthened the leadership ...

Ord Minnett announces Perth office launch

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... further attributed the move to the state's economic growth. "As the fastest-growing state over the last two years and one of top performing economies in the world the economic fundamentals look excellent," he explained. "With an unemployment rate ...

SMSF assets climb to $892bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... increase in total SMSF members was relatively sluggish at 3%. There are 605,469 SMSFs and 1.14 million members of SMSFs. The top asset types held by SMSFs by value were listed shares (28%), cash and term deposits (17%). On average members were 53% male ...