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MAX Awards 2023: Nominations open

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
Nominations are open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 29th year, the Financial Standard MAX Awards recognise the individuals, teams and organisations that are at the top of their ...

Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
Plans to allow access to offenders' superannuation savings as a means of recourse for victims and survivors of child sex abuse should be extended and made applicable to all major and violent crimes, associations say. In a joint submission to Treasury ...

JANA awarded mandate by NFP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
In a new mandate win, JANA will provide traditional advisory services, strategic advice and portfolio construction and risk assessment for Community Trust South. The New Zealand based philanthropic trust holds more than $270 million and has provided ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Ongoing rate hikes will add a little drama to this year's reporting season; however, experts say things might be looking up for active stock pickers. UBS explained this is due to markets exiting the macro-driven stage of the market cycle and transitioning ...

ASIC permanently bans former advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Former Perth financial adviser Rahul Goel and Sydney-based adviser Sean John Sweeney have been permanently banned from having any involvement in financial services. In December last year, Goel was sentenced to three years in jail for fraud offences ...

Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
The Productivity Commission review aims to boost donations to charities and meet the government's goal of doubling philanthropic giving by 2030. The Productivity Commission has been asked to consider the trends in philanthropic giving in Australia ...

New chief for Queensland Treasury Corp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
Leon Allen has been named chief executive of Queensland Treasury Corporation. Announcing the appointment, Treasurer Cameron Dick said Allen's experience in Queensland and internationally made him the ideal candidate to lead the financing arm for ...

Material business risk disclosure needs improvement: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
ASX-listed companies continue to fall short of disclosing material business risks in their annual reports, according to the corporate regulator. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes warned company directors to pull up their socks when it comes to improving ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...

Value companies to outperform in 2023: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack forecasts a bright outlook for value companies in 2023, particularly among Australian equities. "We think value companies are likely to outperform in 2023," McCormack said. "We're entering a period that echoes ...