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Top 10% pocket 93% of Australia's wealth: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... a global outlier in the maldistribution of gains from economic growth, falling behind the EU, the US, the UK, China and Canada. However, the Australian Institute said, the results reflect a worldwide trend: an examination of other economies confirms ...

Canadian VC fund invests in Aussie fintech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
TELUS Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Canada's most active corporate venture capital fund Telus Corporation, has made an undisclosed capital injection into Australian agri-fintech company Digital Agriculture Services (DAS). The investment ...

The traditional CFO is no more: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... and an annual revenue of at least $50 million across the US, UK, Australia and South Africa, and at least $5 million in Canada. It discovered that over the last 12 months, Australian chief financial officers have seen increased responsibilities in identifying ...

LIC hunts for investment manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... 2022, HGV held 77% of its assets in cannabis companies. It is looking to exit Weed Me, a craft cannabis producer based in Canada and HGV's largest investment to free up about $11 million. Overall, the portfolio's net asset value dropped by 40% for the ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... analysis, covering 98% of the world market capitalisation, the Australian market had the second lowest volatility after Canada. "Our bond market produced an annualised real return since 1900 of 1.6% in AUD terms, well above all country average of 0.6% ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... eligibility criteria, the report said. Interestingly, countries where spending is expected to increase relative to GDP include, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. Conversely, Australia's superannuation system is maturing, with the ...

Brighter Super welcomes chief people officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... customer/marketing, communications and risk functions in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors in Australia, US, Canada, UK, Asia and Korea. Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said Kelsall's skillset and rich experience domestically ...

JANA names new principal consultants

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... frameworks. Earlier, she held several operational control and management assurance roles, including with the Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC, and Tabcorp. JANA said it is fully committed to the development and professional progression of its people. "The ...

New credit fund targets Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... a focus on Australia. The Alpha Wave Private Credit Fund has a global mandate but a primary focus on Australia, the US, Canada, the UK, and EU, and seeks to identify situations and themes where capital shortages or idiosyncratic reasons result in attractive ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... Utrecht University PhD candidate Jorik van Zanden, Shula Public Relations and Policy founder Darren Phillip, and, Mercer Canada wealth leader Neil Lloyd. In the discussion wrap-up, JM3 Projects principal John Mitchem said target date funds' glide ...