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Rest signs mandate with Palisade Impact Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... opportunities." Australian-based Palisade Impact said it focuses on assets that target and contribute to practical solutions, social disadvantage and climate change. It achieves this by investing in next generation infrastructure and businesses providing ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... we're [the government] partnering up with the superannuation funds of workers in other countries to deliver projects of a social benefit, but we're not doing it with our own citizens superannuation funds." Some members of the opposition, including ...

Finfluencer barred from running online advice business

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... did not have the benefit of these protections. "Anyone who recommends financial products or provides financial advice on social media must ensure they are complying with the law and may face ASIC enforcement action when they are not," she said. "Financial ...

BT, Striver partner to tackle adviser shortage

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... BT said it plans to raise awareness on career pathways in advice by showcasing experienced advisers through podcasts and social media channels. "We want to help attract a new generation of advice professionals and showcase the value of advice and the ...

Maple-Brown Abbott relaunches sustainable fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... changes include updates to the screening process that look to ensure all portfolio holdings have a positive environment and social impact as well as aligning more closely with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The sustainably themed investment fund ...

RFI Global takes on DBM's Atlas division

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... since its 2006 inception. It's also backed by Los Angeles-based investment firm Diversis Capital. As part of the deal, DBM Social Research and 3arc will remain with the Illuminera Group, and DBM Social will rebrand as 3arc Social. "RFI has long admired ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... tensions, have further fuelled retail trading growth. However, the taskforce raised concerns over the growing influence of social media on retail trading decisions, which leads to increased vulnerabilities around fraud risk. The rising popularity of ...

Kapstream wins new mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... material advances to ensure that all client money entrusted to us is deployed responsibly and where possible drives positive social and environmental outcomes, and importantly those principles are also applied to our own operations." "It's testament ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... she said. "So, these trends are in part driven by consumers increased access to information, but also the importance of social and environmental issues when it comes to making purchasing decisions."

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... can't maintain those payments," she said. It's here that there is a flow onto effect to homelessness. "The investment in social housing over the past couple of decades has decreased so as a consequence, social housing has decreased as well, that's how ...