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Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The scalable advice platform aimed at addressing the gender wealth gap has officially launched this International Women's Day, with narrowing the superannuation its primary focus. The Super Fierce platform primarily compares superannuation products ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The integration of environmental, social and governance concerns (ESG) into investment decisions has well and truly gone mainstream - but there is one element of governance that still flies under the radar for many investors. That is, gender diversity ...

TAA calls for prudent pace for reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The Quality of Advice Review should take precedence over other proposed regulatory changes as financial advisers should not be encumbered by two sets of major reforms in a short period of time. This is according to The Advisers Association, which is ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

HSBC nabs State Street veteran

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
HSBC has bolstered its custody expertise, appointing a head of sales and client management from State Street. Sinclair Scholfield has made the jump to HSBC after almost 19 years at State Street, most recently as head of platform solutions for Asia Pacific. ...

EQT buys Stockland Retirement Living for $987m

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The global investment firm's infrastructure business has acquired the community living provider in a deal expected to finalise in the coming months. Under the terms of the agreement, EQT will acquire Stockland's portfolio of 58 established Retirement ...

Online investor numbers continue to climb: Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
An in-depth study of the attitudes and preferences of online equities and ETF investors in Australia reveals that the number of online investors significantly increased in the second half of 2021, albeit at a slower pace than the year prior. Investment ...

Robeco introduces new indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Robeco has introduced new low carbon indices rooted in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Similar to Robeco's existing Multi-Factor Index range, the SDG Low-Carbon Indices are available for seven regions: Global AC, Global DM, Emerging Markets ...

Capital Group hires from Schroders

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Capital Group has appointed David Cheng as fixed income investment director to strengthen its capabilities in the APAC region. Cheng's responsibilities include representing Capital Group's fixed income team, deepening client engagement on bonds and ...

CalPERS names new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
After almost 18 months of searching, California Public Employees' Pension Retirement System has appointed its new chief investment officer. Following an extensive search, Nicole Musicco has been named in the role, leading the US$500 billion pension ...