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Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
For most of us, women's reproductive concerns remain taboo in the workplace. However, with menopause estimated to be robbing women of at least $17 billion in retirement, calls for mandated menopause leave are growing. It's commonly accepted ...

Prime Super's general manager of investments departs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
Prime Super general manager of investments Jane Kang has left the profit-to-member fund. Kang had been with the fund for seven years, starting as its investment operations manager. She exited earlier this week. Speaking with Financial Standard, Prime ...

KKR halts REIT withdrawals

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... Select Trust Inc. (KREST) following a high volume of redemption requests. The halt strengthens views that REITs are in hot water following last month's withdrawal restrictions from Blackstone and Starwood Capital. KKR explained this month it received ...

Dexus Fund Management bolsters board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
Dexus has welcomed Paula Dwyer and Rhoda Phillippo to its funds management board as independent non-executive directors, effective 1 February 2023. Dwyer has been a chair and a non-executive director for over 20 years. Her executive career was previously ...

Aware Super, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America back Xpansiv

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... welcomed Aware Super's investment which would further help establish the company as the global liquidity hub for carbon, water, electricity and fuels. "Investments from institutional investors such as Aware Super reflect the market's confidence in Xpansiv's ...

HESTA adds US$200m to Stafford Capital private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... Development Goals, including good health and wellbeing, gender equality, affordable and clear energy, climate action, clean water and sanitation, and decent work and economic growth. HSCIT invests through a strategy that targets direct co-investments ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Industry groups, consultants and research houses have reacted to findings about Australia's best and worst performing super funds. APRA heatmaps for MySuper products were released yesterday, exposing many sub-par products, but some in the industry ...

Global X launches global carbon ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The Global X global carbon ETF (GCO2) tracks the ICE Global Carbon Futures Index to provide access to the world's largest carbon markets. This includes the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Western Climate ...

Former Statewide Super executives charged

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... referral. Meanwhile, as previously reported by Financial Standard, earlier this year, Statewide Super found itself in hot water for providing members with misleading information regarding their insurance and failing to report the issue to ASIC in the ...

Pinnacle's performance fee revenue could plummet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... outperformed their benchmarks but earned nil or lower performance fees as they entered the period behind the relevant high-water marks. In other cases, style-related performance below benchmark resulted in performance fees not being earned. However ...