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Cbus overhauls climate change reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... capital into innovative projects across the built environment." Cbus notes that the built environment accounts for 39% of Australia's emissions, with embodied emissions accounting for 11% on their own. "We are on the lookout for opportunities to invest ...

Hejaz receives RIAA fund certifications

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... that they can trust," Dhedhy added. "That's why it was so imperative for Hejaz to gain certification from the RIAA, Australia's leading responsible investing certification body, to ensure that our investors know that when they invest in a Hejaz product ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... said retaining the integrity of the performance test is critical. "The existing test provides a clear and transparent benchmark with defined consequences. Funds know how they will be assessed ahead of time, and they understand what happens when they ...

Challenger launches new alternatives fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... classes such as equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. The fund is benchmarked against the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate total return index and uses a combination of risk premia and cash strategies to provide additional returns. ...

ASIC finds shortcomings in wholesale market practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... currencies, and commodities markets, are global, complex, and rapidly evolving. Because these markets underpin growth in Australia's real economy by providing financing to governments, financial institutions and corporates, misconduct can have wide-reaching ...

Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... performance test aren't leaving, with new modelling showing just 10% have found a new fund. According to Industry Super Australia (ISA) analysis, only 10% of members switched out of the super funds that failed the performance test. However, 850,000 members ...

Fidante revamps brand, online offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... has 17 investment manager partnerships covering a wide range of asset classes. "Investing across the globe, including Australia, Europe, Asia, and North America, 92% of our investment managers have beaten their respective benchmarks since inception ...

Abrdn launches active sustainable Asian ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... active ETF series is a core part of abrdn's product and distribution strategy in the region, said managing director - Australia Brett Jollie. The choice of the abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF as 'the first cab off the rank' ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... associated with investing in private markets may be less well understood by retail investors." Meanwhile, specific to Australia, Preqin insights state that from a fundraising perspective the domestic market has always been known as a tough nut to crack. ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... volatility that you'll encounter," he warns. "In some areas, the bigger you get, the less opportunity there is in Australia. So, you then have to be more agile, which is why we see the large funds opening up offices in London, New York, and Hong ...