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Challenges on the horizon for CountPlus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... adviser. Rowe said the clean model means that Count Financial and its member firms will need to pivot to charging a sustainable fee for their advice services. "Count Financial is expected to continue to be profitable in FY2021, however a reduction in ...

HESTA takes active approach to class actions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... of due diligence on the part of management that ultimately impacts the proper functioning of markets and long-term, sustainable wealth creation." HESTA said any attempts to excuse poor corporate behaviour or provide excuses for a lack of due diligence ...

Equipsuper changes insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... value, rather than short-term changes. It is important that we take a balanced approach that is both affordable and sustainable." The changes are effective October 1. "Togethr Trustees acknowledged that these changes are occurring at time of significant ...

Senior trio exit AMP Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... investment officer of public markets David George. Megan Ford has served in an acting capacity from March 2020. Head of sustainable investments for equities Emily Woodland will leave after being promoted to the position early this year. She joined AMP ...

Melbourne boutique wins Crestone allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... and $85 million in total. Crestone has about $20 billion in funds under advice. Crestone's manager lineup for other sustainable and impact strategies includes Affirmative Investment Management, Altius Asset Management, Ethical Partners and AllianceBe ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... of unmet medical needs that should in turn generate returns." The fund measures its portfolio impact against the UN Sustainable Development Goal Three - good health and wellbeing. Li noted the portfolio has four impact themes which are: innovation that ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... important resilience factor in times of crisis are, at best, premature," they said. In August, Morningstar's Global Sustainable Fund Flows report examined 3432 sustainable open-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) across the globe in the second ...

Global fund manager enters Australian market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... operates purely in the ESG space, offering global, multi-cap equity strategies focused on addressing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It has offices in New York, Boston and Toronto. Promethos's investment strategies include investing ...

Northern Trust launches ESG capability

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... analytics to add to their annual disclosures. The information would support client in determining if they are meeting sustainable investment goals and satisfying regulatory requirements, Northern Trust said. Northern Trust product lead of investment ...

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... government policy, to deliver the best and fairest outcomes for all Australians. We need policy and outcomes that are sustainable." As a solution, the paper suggests reviewing the rate of unemployment benefits, tightening superannuation tax concessions ...