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Underemployment continues steep decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
The latest ABS figures show that the total number of underemployed workers has fallen, as has the weekly hours not worked by underemployed people. Of the 13.6 million employed people in May 2022, 1.5 million were underemployed. Of these underemployed ...

Natixis names head of diversity, equity and inclusion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Natixis Investment Managers has promoted Charlene Sagoe to head of diversity, equity and inclusion for its international business. Sagoe will be responsible for driving Natixis' diversity, equity and inclusion ambitions which is an important pillar ...

ASIC releases CCIV guidelines

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
ASIC has released long-awaited regulatory guidelines relating to the registration and licensing requirements for Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles ahead of its July 1 implementation date. The information sheet (INFO 272) and report (REP 728) ...

Young investors undeterred by volatility: Data

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Despite an ever-increasing market of volatility and ongoing macroeconomic instability, young investors are buying shares 10 times more often than selling this year, according to insights from investment platform Pearler. In fact, buy orders on Pearler ...

Aware Super establishes dedicated real estate arm, names chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Aware Super has named Michelle McNally as the founding chief executive of its new property platform, Aware Real Estate. Aware Super established Aware Real Estate to oversee its directly owned Australian build to rent industrial and office property portfolio. ...

First Sentier launches ESG property fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
The new Global Property Securities Fund, accredited by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), will build on the firm's ambition to minimise carbon emissions within the property sector. To do so, the fund will build a carbon overlay ...

Sue Brake to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Future Fund chief investment officer Sue Brake is leaving the sovereign wealth fund for family reasons. Brake has been chief investment officer of Future Fund since December 2020 but has acted in the role since July 2020. Prior to that she was deputy ...

Mercer appoints sustainable investment leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Rebecca Mather has been appointed to the role of sustainable investment leader, Pacific, following the departure of former executive Alexis Cheang. Cheang's previous role as acting global business leader, sustainable investment has now been split into ...

Mutual sector overcomes pandemic headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
The top 100 co-operatives and mutuals have defied the economic impacts of the pandemic; the sector's revenues grew a record 10% to $34.4 billion during 2020/2021. The latest National Mutual Economy Report released by the Business Council of Co-operatives ...

Barred adviser breaches ASIC order

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
Former Queensland financial adviser Lawrence Teledo has been convicted for breaching an ASIC banning order. Toledo has been fined $1500 after pleading guilty to three charges of breaching an ASIC banning order. In 2017, Toledo was banned from providing ...