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Industry veteran joins Aus Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed a seasoned financial services executive director to the board as an independent director. Currently sitting on the boards of MetLife Insurance Australia and IMB Bank, Brian Bissaker brings over three decades ...

Australian Ethical hires ESG heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has added another sustainable investment professional to its team as it continues to attract more capital. The fund has hired Dan Simpson as a sustainable and impact specialist and the link between the business's investment ...

CA ANZ launches AI fluency certificate for finance professionals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has launched an AI Fluency certificate to arm financial professionals with the skills to work with Generative AI. CA ANZ group executive education and marketing Simon Hann said the certificate ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Members increasingly demand superannuation funds to provide ethical investment options, particularly retirees who want to leave a more sustainable world for the next generation, top super fund leaders say. Attending the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
While it has gained momentum in the last 15 years, impact investing still requires major backing from institutional investors and governments for it to scale and become a formidable force, the first day of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has come out swinging against Treasury and its second tranche of draft Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms, saying it can't support them without "substantial change." FAAA chief executive ...

CoreLogic rebrands to Cotality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
CoreLogic has rebranded as Cotality, a name the property data company said is a nod to its origins while signifying its approach of 'totality' and spirit of 'vitality.' Cotality said the rebrand, complete with a new name, logo, and "brand identity," ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Active Super's greenwashing will cost it $10.5 million in civil penalties for misleading members about its ESG credentials purported to eliminate investments in Russian companies and others involved in mining and tobacco, the Federal Court determined ...

Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Future Group and a slew of family offices have invested in a venture capital fund focused on AI-driven startups. Nearing a US$100 million close, King River Capital's fund invests in AI-driven software startups disrupting traditional software as a service ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive Peter Burgess has called out recent hawking practices that prompt people to transfer their retirement savings into a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Burgess said the sector needs to be on alert about the resurgence ...