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Superhero board signs former ASIC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... finance in Australia," he said. "I'm eager to help Superhero grow and leverage my industry knowledge to further develop a world-class investment solution for both Australians and investors abroad." Shipton joins the Superhero board alongside chair Philip ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... advice, commentary and strategies that may have worked for the last 15 years but is no longer appropriate for the way the world has changed going forward." Many know that high inflation and high interest rates are a game changer for investment portfolios ...

Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... billionaire created every 30 hours in 2022, a new Oxfam International brief reveals. According to Oxfam, the total wealth of the world's billionaires is now equivalent to 13.9% of global GDP, a three-fold increase (up from 4.4%) in 2000. This wealth ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... underpinned by an 81.7% higher payout than the equivalent period to the end of March 2021. This figure dwarfed the rest of the world's aggregate 13.6% reversal. However, the Janus Henderson report noted that Australia's dividends had fallen more than ...

VanEck carbon credits ETF set to hit ASX

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... credits ETF, tracking the four most actively traded and largest carbon markets and emissions trading schemes (ETS) in the world. Subject to ASX and final regulatory approval VanEck Global Carbon Credits ETF (Synthetic) is set to trade under the ticker ...

Natixis appoints to management committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... Commenting on the new appointments, Ryan said: "Our 2024 Strategic Plan established a clear vision for us to become the world's most client-centric asset and wealth manager, with goals to diversify our business for the benefit of our clients and become ...

Tesla axed from the S&P 500 ESG index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... decision to remove Tesla from the index is perplexing as the company has outwardly said its mission is to "accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy". Moreover, Tesla has affirmed its belief in the stoppage of fossil fuel use and has advocated ...

Trust in financial services jumps: CFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
While Australian investors are overall less trusting of the financial services industry and financial advisers than global peers, a new survey has found levels of trust to be robust. Data from the CFA Institute Enhancing Investors' Trust study revealed ...

Good isn't good enough for the super system: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... Byres has detailed the regulator's foremost superannuation priorities. Australia's superannuation system is the envy of the world, but Byres said it could be better. Having initially praised the national $3.5 trillion pool of superannuation savings as ...

AXA IM adds to ESG fund suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... technology to present the best growth opportunity and potential to deliver positive impact towards our transition to a net zero world," O'Toole said. The new funds underpin AXA IM's responsible investment commitment, noted Michelle Lacey, head of client ...