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Nanuk launches currency hedged unit class

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Nanuk Asset Management has added a currency hedged unit class to the Nanuk New World Fund to provide a safety net against the impact of currency fluctuations on investment returns. Nanuk head of distribution Dan Powell said: "Over the past 12 months ...

BlackRock orders staff four days in office

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... at risk. NAB staff were forced to attend the office up to two to three a week, despite raising concerns about Covid-19 safety measures, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "Westpac staff say they don't know how to apply to work from home and ...

Labor strengthens economic equality initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-32 initiative. "This is in addition to the $1.7 billion for women's safety announced in the October Budget. The National Plan funding includes $159.0 million to extend the Family, Domestic and Sexual ...

Digitisation, personalisation key for advice firms: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... reading the non-verbals and getting to the heart of what's most important to their clients. "By creating psychological safety for clients to share, advisers are empowered to make the best financial decisions for them too."

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... relevant to infrastructure investors include organisational workforce practices (especially labour rights and health and safety), supply chains and modern slavery, inequality across income, wealth and opportunity, and inclusion and diversity. IFM said ...

Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... safe, which is often influenced by a period of strong recent returns. "Human nature is likely to favour that desire for safety, that leads to less flow into equities markets after periods of volatility," Miller said. As for the rise in net funds flows ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker safety and human rights has become an issue to manage and ...

We need to be ready: APRA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... response to scams and frauds as they emerge, claiming Australia is "a decade behind." He then went on to add transaction safety is another key theme and explained the government is focused on strengthening the regulatory framework around cryptocurrencies. ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... technologies, both to improve our productivity, but also to improve our own human capabilities to extend them and to improve worker safety and satisfaction." Finally, 'unlocking the human dimension' touched upon trends around trust, consumer empowerment ...

Government targets ASX dominance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... proposed legislation, ASIC will have the authority to create regulations to encourage competition while prioritising the safety and effectiveness of emerging competitors. ASIC's rule-making authority extends to the activities, conduct, or governance ...