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ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... industry and investors to alert us if you see suspected greenwashing in financial products." The Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) has welcomed the regulator's guidance, saying it will help investment managers to raise the ...

Queen's honours highlight industry veterans, ESG experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... Elsewhere, Investors Mutual founder Anton Tagliaferro was recognised for his service to charitable organisations and to the investment sector. In addition to IML, Tagliaferro founded the TAG Family Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation focused ...

Systemic disadvantages create retirement insecurity: HESTA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... constructive collaboration between First Nations, businesses and investor communities. Similarly, the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA) noted that the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in 2020 marked a turning point in the broader ...

Lifespan partners with OpenInvest to launch advice solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... priced out of receiving holistic advice from a financial adviser. Lifespan Invest will allow consumers to have their investment portfolio professionally managed for them by Lifespan. The product will give users access to a regular feed of financial literacy ...

TCorp appoints head of investment stewardship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
A former Mercer executive will lead TCorp's investment stewardship efforts, bringing close to 20 years' experience in ESG to the team. TCorp has appointed Alexis Cheang as head of investment stewardship, reporting directly to chief investment officer ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... policy foundations of preservation and compulsion are the key building blocks to supercharge savings, underpin domestic investment and alleviate pressure on the age pension." The release further noted the government's commitment to enshrine the objective ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... embraced the leadership change. The Insurance Council is enthusiastic about the Labor Party commitment to increase investment to better improve the resilience of communities through a $200 million a year disaster ready fund. The disaster ready initiative ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... member's first principal place of residence could be considered as an asset of their superannuation fund, like any other investment." "From the super fund's perspective, the asset would be illiquid, and no income is generated while the fund holds a share ...

GQG Partners expands Australian team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... Colonial First State, where he was most recently a strategic account manager. At CFS, he was responsible for managing investment and platform relationships with key wealth management clients. Meanwhile, Killen has 12 years' experience combined in sales ...

Equity Trustees wins custody, trustee mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... serve as responsible entity for three new funds from Hejaz Asset Management and another to manage the AFL Players' Association Retirement Account.