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Financial Standard opens Power50 voting

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... social media following, helping improve financial literacy and awareness. All advisers who have progressed to the voting round have been vetted against ASIC's Financial Advisers Register and confirmed as licensed to provide personal financial advice. ...

Top 10 Australian share funds of FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
Mercer has published its Investment Performance Survey, revealing the top-performing Australian share fund managers of 2023-24. The Glenmore Australian Equities Fund took out top spot with a 31.5% return. The fund, which has a diversified portfolio ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
... representations of human tissue to eliminate the need for animal testing in pharmaceutical drug development. A $2.2 million pre-seed round led by early-stage investor Jelix Ventures alongside QIC and Angelloop will support Gelomics' continued market ...

AustralianSuper reports 'solid return', lags rivals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... balanced option yielded 9.25% return. AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said it was a pleasing result all round. He said that despite market volatility driven by geopolitical tensions and a complicated economic landscape, the fund ...

State Street cuts fees on six ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... most cost-effective ETFs in their asset class, State Street said. State Street has 17 ETFs available on the ASX, and this round of fee reductions follows a similar move last year when the group made cost reductions on six other ETFs, including Australia's ...

Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Stronger business and government investment, population growth and budget positions have seen Australia record its best international competitiveness ranking since 2011. The nation rose from 19th to 13th in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 ...

Who is the highest paid S&P500 company chief?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
The chief executive of semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom pocketed US$161.8 million in total remuneration in 2023 to be the only boss among S&P500 companies to receive a nine-figure salary, a new pay study shows. Broadcom's Hock E. Tan is the only ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Practice management, advice technology, and superannuation are top of mind for financial advisers who want to improve their aptitude and knowledge, according to professional networking platform Ensombl. The analysis of adviser conversations stemming ...

CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has named a chief investment officer to succeed Christopher Ailman, who announced his retirement in January after a long tenure. Scott Chan, who's served as deputy chief investment officer since ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... start thinking more creatively to meet the evolving needs of customers. "While trauma has been front and centre in this round of enhancements, we're also looking to overcome some of the current issues with TPD such as uncertainty due to the subjectivity ...