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Students opt for healthcare over finance: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... any time." In total, the CFA Institute surveyed 15,000 university students and recent graduates aged 18-25 from around the world. The overall results found that 58% of students and graduates feel confident about their future career prospects. CFA president ...

FinClear scores clearing mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... several synergies to both firms. "Velocity is a global firm with great businesses and relationships in markets around the world," he said. "We're delighted to welcome them aboard, and I'm sure that our two businesses will find plenty of mutual value ...

Maple-Brown Abbott hires for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... the largest and fastest growing economies globally. In the past 20 years, emerging markets have risen from a quarter of world GDP to now close to half, while its equity markets are still a fraction of the size of those in the developed world." Moorhead ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... be observed across many, if not most, global economies. So much so that, not only the US Federal Reserve, but most major world central banks have been hard at work trying to get measured inflation up to their targets. The covid-19 pandemic initially ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... Information study released earlier this year found that Australia's ESG super coverage ratio is among the highest in the world after analysing 57 ESG-labelled super funds that collectively oversee $1.6 trillion or 71% of the APRA-regulated sector. ...

Stewart Investors launches fund, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... reducing fees is a key way to achieve this," he said. "Our goal is to offer a low-cost, active investment strategy run with a world-leading approach to sustainable development that has evolved over decades. We launched our first sustainability fund in ...

GQG to debut on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... sub-advisory and 14% to wholesale clients. "We believe investment management is among the most competitive businesses in the world. As a whole, the active management industry underperforms the market after fees. Few firms are successful in beating the ...

Cannon-Brookes takes stake in fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... working to create a better future. "We all have a responsibility to do better. Investors need to consider their impact on the world, which is something Melior is tapping into. It's this kind of epic leadership that drives real change across business," ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... accountability and focus on tangible outcomes, according to sustainability experts. A significant shift is taking place in the world of ESG investing, Financial Standard's Best Practice Forum on ESG heard this morning, as investors urge companies ...

GMO launches local climate fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... Protection of the Environment. "We don't believe that you have to sacrifice returns in order to invest in companies helping the world address climate change; on the contrary, we believe there will be tremendous opportunities to generate strong returns," ...