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Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... entities in the top 100 asset owners by size, according to Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute. According to new research, total assets held by the globe's 100 largest owners is up 9% since the end of 2021 to US$26 trillion. Of this, US$14.1 ...

BlockFi files for bankruptcy, crypto contagion worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... ensuing bankruptcy process, which remains ongoing, BlockFi expects that recoveries from it will be delayed. Berkeley Research Group, managing director, BlockFi's financial advisor, Mark Renzi said: "With the collapse of FTX, the BlockFi management ...

Millions of retirees will benefit from QAR

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... retirees drawdown based on minimum requirements and leave large bequests at death. As a result of these reforms, NMG research shows around 100,000 additional retirees receiving advice each year would more efficiently draw down their superannuation savings ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Research from Aware Super suggests members who access financial advice end up $150,000 better off in retirement compared to those that don't. From a sample of over 100,000 members, some of which received comprehensive advice, Aware Super found those ...

Bahamian firm joins Future Gen portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... in 2001 by Bahamas-based Mark Holowesko, who previously served as director, chief investment officer and director of research Franklin Templeton Global Equity Group for 15 years. Already, Holowesko's Global Fund has counted Australian family offices ...

APRA urges entities to strengthen risk management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... common in regulated entities and vary in scope, scale and the businesses impacted," he explained. "The tough news is that research shows that 70% of risk transformations fail." Bingham cited a report that said failure could be attributed mostly to cultural ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... would continue to explore, in addition to climate change, Turner pointed to the firm's focus on human rights and research on marine microplastic pollution. "I think what has been rewarding in the last few years is picking topics that there isn't ...

FS Sustainability sets out to find ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... individuals whom we will recognise for their hard work." FS Sustainability will work with ISS ESG, a leading ESG rating and research company, to make sure that people nominated are employed at companies that meet minimum ESG criteria. It is not mandatory ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
According to social researcher Michael McQueen, the trends that will be game changers, not just for financial planners but for the world at large, is the acceleration of artificial intelligence, the reworking of work, and the post-millennial era. "In ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... their members. Those are unintended, and unacceptable, consequences of the current test regime," Chant West said. The research house criticised the current test for being overly myopic, relying on just one measure over one period despite super fund evaluation ...