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China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... next decade in China. Meanwhile, the population is expected to decrease by 7.9% by 2050. According to projections from the United Nations, China's population will fall below one billion in 2070 and will have more than halved by 2086. By 2100, the ...

Zurich appoints chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... Australia and New Zealand. Wainwright has close to 25 years' experience in financial services and joins from Zurich in the United Kingdom where he is currently chief risk officer for its Life business. Prior to that, Wainwright has held various risk ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... bad actors" with a willingness to transition to greener solutions. Entities contributing direct impact on furthering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through their products and services are considered Promoters. ClearBridge said the introduction ...

Zenith increases defensive investment as recession risk looms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Zenith Investment Partners head of asset allocation Damien Hennessy said the looming risk of a recession in the United States has spurred some investment changes. Hennessey said the weaker-than-expected July jobs report in the US raised concerns of ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... wake of the CFMEU scandal. The prudential regulator's additional licence conditions stipulate that Cbus' trustee, United Super, and BUSSQ bring in an independent expert to investigate their compliance with Prudential Standard SPS 520 Fit and ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... markets Nest has directed Campbell Global to investigate. It will also seek out opportunities in New Zealand, Chile, and the United States. It comes as Nest aims to increase its allocations to private assets in the coming years, with plans to have about ...

Former wealth management chief ousted from financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
The founder and former chief executive of wealth management firm United Global Capital, Joel Hewish, has been slapped with a 10-year ban from providing financial services. Hewish, who is also prohibited from holding any role within a financial services ...

ASX delistings outpacing new market entries

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
... global exchanges were also witnessing a similar pattern of increased delistings and a shift towards private markets. In the United States, the number of companies listed on the NASDAQ and NYSE has been declining, with many firms opting for private funding ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
... talent in Brisbane while accelerating product development and executing a well-strategised market penetration plan in the United States," he said. Business investment funds managed by QIC have invested $152 million into 78 businesses, creating more than ...

ASIC freezes assets of Melbourne based licensee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained interim orders from the Federal Court freezing the assets of financial advice licensee United Global Capital and related property investment company Global Capital Property Fund Limited (GCPF). ASIC sought the ...