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Chinese investment in Australia down 36%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... value was accounted for by state-owned enterprise investment in Australia. Healthcare appears to be the most popular Australian sector for Chinese investors, attracting 42% of total investment in 2018. Commercial real estate and mining investment both ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations due to limited transparency from the $2.7 trillion super industry. Australian Ethical head of client relationships Leah Willis said nine in 10 Australians expect their superannuation or other ...

KPMG partner moves to GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... AMP. GROW chief executive Joshua Wilson said Gee's appointment is a testament to the opportunity that GROW has in the Australian and international markets and will enable clients to deliver material change to the outcomes offered to members. On his appointment ...

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... firm formed an alliance with global consulting giant KPMG to roll-out its customer trust and transparency solutions to Australian financial institutions. The firm was founded in 2013 after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took action against the ...

KPMG expands advice remediation team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Wingrove flagged the managed services division would be a significant contributor to revenue growth. KPMG's overall Australian business generated revenues of $1.64 billion in FY18, up 9.2% on the prior year. "In addition to doubling in revenue in ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... in US$600 million of funding last year, according to KPMG analysis. KPMG's 2018 Pulse of Fintech report showed Australian-based Avoka and its sale to Temenos ranked sixth among the top 10 fintech deals in Asia. Manly-based Avoka, which helps financial ...

APRA could oversee stalled super fund mergers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... $20 million. However, talks fell over about who would be appointed in board seats. Similarly, Catholic Super and the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's $18 billion merger failed because the funds couldn't agree on who would be appointed ...

Mercer names new people and culture lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... 2016 as diversity and inclusion practice leader after working as a strategy and engagement executive manager at the Australian government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). She helped lead Future IM/Pact, an initiative between Mercer and ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... Corporation and is a former board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the ASX. Richard Haddock, chair of the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, was appointed Officer in the General Division (AO). Recognised for distinguished ...

VC investments in Australia hit record high

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... invested in Australia last year hit a record high, with about $1.2 billion invested. However despite the record result, Australian venture capital investing is just a slither of the overall figure worldwide. In total about US$255 billion in venture capital ...