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Crypto asset reforms underway: Treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... claimed 25% of all Australians owned cryptocurrency, nationally one of the highest levels of crypto ownership in the developed world. As it stands, the crypto sector is largely unregulated, and the government has said it needs to work on getting the ...

NGS Super bolsters investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... Corporate Responsibly (ACCR) executive director Brynn O'Brien called the divestment a "cop out." She said: "Reducing real-world greenhouse gas emissions should be a higher priority for long-term investors than scrubbing their portfolios of carbon." ...

AustralianSuper grows New York team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
As it looks to increase its exposure to US markets, AustralianSuper has made a raft of appointments to its New York based investment team and relocated its head of private equity. The $260 billion fund recently relocated its head of private equity Terry ...

SVG invests in Australian agtech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... major boost for the innovators developing new products and processes to transform agriculture in Victoria and around the world." Meanwhile, SVG founder and chief executive John Harnett said: "We are excited to embark on our ANZ journey from Victoria." ...

Martin Currie introduces Aussie equities strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... horizons." Martin Currie Australia said the Active Insights strategy is well suited to the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) world of regular performance testing. It's also available as a Separately Managed Account (SMA) for direct investors seeking ...

Norwegian wealth fund records $250bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... almost $250 billion AUD in the first half of this year, largely driven by equity returns, primarily technology stocks. The world's largest sovereign wealth fund reported the record loss as part of its first half results overnight, returning -14.4% for ...

UBS launches small cap strategy in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... collaborated with our global wealth and advisory business to draw on their insights into what clients here and around the world are seeking from an investment product - both financial and non-financial goals," she said. Telfer added that UBS will also ...

HESTA awards major global equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... selected by HESTA for the mandate, citing the investment firm's pragmatic approach. The strategy tracks the MSCI All Country World Net Index and has delivered 8.8% since its 2015 inception. "The appointment of Antipodes to the HESTA portfolio complements ...

Aussie crypto investors bullish despite market volatility

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
Digital investment platform Syfe has released new findings from an independent investor survey, coinciding with the launch of its product to the Australian market. At a Sydney media briefing, Syfe general manager and Australia country head Tim Wallace ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... technologies and infrastructure is aplenty, the social and environmental impacts associated with transitioning to a low carbon world are less scrutinised. "The deployment of renewable energy technology and infrastructure, as well as the electrification ...