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Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
Increasing the number of work hours without affecting Australians' Age Pension could be the solution to the current skills shortage crisis. This is according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is calling on the federal government ...

ISPT on track to carbon positive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
ISPT is closer to becoming carbon positive by 2025 by surrendering 97,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units. One ACCU represents one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is either stored or avoided by a project registered with the federal government's ...

New head of strategy at Crescent Group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Crescent Group has appointed Islamic finance expert Sayd Farook to the head of strategy role, based in Sydney. His appointment comes as the group launches a five-year strategic plan to grow its assets under management to $5 billion by the end of 2026. ...

Super funds attracting more women to investment work

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Australian super funds growing their in-house asset management teams is having a positive impact on gender equality in investment management, with more women wanting to work with profit-to-member funds than other funds management firms. According to ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
An industry group for independent financial advisers and lawyers have come out criticising Westpac over the six cases brought against it by ASIC. Slater and Gordon Lawyers is calling on Westpac to 'walk the talk', after Westpac's chief executive Peter ...

Next Macquarie chair announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
Glenn Stevens has been appointed the next chair of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank following the retirement of Peter Warne. Stevens' appointment and Warne's retirement as a voting director on both boards will be effective in May 2022, following the ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
State Street Global Advisors will roll out enhancements to four of its SPDR ETFs and, in the process, give Australian investors access to an ESG-focused global real estate ETF and reduced carbon emissions emerging markets ETF for the first time. From ...

CCIV legislation introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) regime is back on the agenda, with the government introducing legislation to attract more foreign investment yesterday. Under the regime fund managers will be able to use a corporate structure with ...

Saxo taps Bell Direct, IOOF talent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Saxo Markets has made two senior appointments in its Australian team, hiring a high-profile broadcaster from Bell Direct and a national manager from IOOF. Jessica Amir has been appointed Saxo's Australian market strategist. She joins from Bell Direct ...

Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... jumped 5.1% to $16.9 billion. NobleOak led the growth with 70.8%, followed by AIA (18.9%), ClearView (7%), Zurich (5.6%) and TAL (5.1%). Meanwhile, BT/Westpac recorded a 20.2% decline and Resolution also experienced a slight decrease in growth (2.8%). ...