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Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... and investors, Carlsson said. Taking a global view Modern slavery and wider human rights impacts are not limited to one country, but a global problem, and a risk facing many Australian companies through their extended supply chain. Baptist World Aid ...

Frontier Advisors tops asset consultant ranking

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... Associates survey of Australian institutional investors, Frontier has kept its place as the top asset consultant in the country. The Peter Lee Associates survey collected opinions from around 100 chief investment officers, chief executives, and other ...

Global X launches new Australian equity ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
The Australia ex Financial & Resources ETF (OZXX) aims to provide more exposure to the country's largest companies, while avoiding doubling up on bank, mining and energy shares. Tracking the Solactive Australia Ex Financials Materials and Energy Capped ...

CEFC, Crescent Capital Partners invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed up to $80 million in a private equity fund that will invest in a range of mid-market companies while driving decarbonisation at the same time. CEFC will invest in Crescent Capital Partners (Crescent)'s ...

ASIC cans Binance AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... Authority of Singapore put Binance on an investor alert list, warning them that it did not have a licence to operate in the country but still solicited investors. "While both Binance and FTX are not licensed here, there is a clear difference between ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... the impact of international banking stresses has been muted, however Lowe asserted that this doesn't imply that the country is immune to pressures abroad. "While the authorities in the United States and Switzerland have taken decisive steps to maintain ...

UBS set for Australian wealth management comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... acquired by management and advisers, becoming Crestone Wealth Management - now known as LGT Crestone. UBS Australasia joint country head and chief operating officer Nick Hughes said: "Wealth management is core to UBS, representing our largest business ...

Spark Financial Group launches digital investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... management firms to bring professional investing expertise and knowledge to everyday Australians, in all parts of the country.

Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... and in any case, inflation remains at elevated levels in an absolute sense and relative to elsewhere in the developed country complex." Secondly, he argued that some of the declines appear to reflect seasonal factors. "The seasonally adjusted series ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... chief executive title next Wednesday to "serve the interests of the new combination, the Swiss financial sector and the country," UBS explained. He will remain at the firm and work alongside his successor as an advisor during the transition period. Ermotti ...