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Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
New research shows superannuation funds with females holding an executive position continue to outperform male counterparts. Of the 50 super funds analysed in Rainmaker's annual W-Index, one-third of leadership roles such as chairs of the board ...

New investment manager enters Aussie market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
Fullgoal Asset Management, a Chinese equity and fixed income investment manager, has expanded its distribution to cover the Australian and New Zealand markets by retaining 3PD. Fullgoal, which has investment teams in Shanghai and Hong Kong, has AU$200 ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
According to recent data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, women hold 14.6% of chair positions, 28.1% of directorships and represent 18.3% of chief executives and 32.5% of key management personnel. Perhaps most concerning of all, only 0.4% ...

Chief economist update: Getting hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... and completion rates have risen steadily in recent months." As at 26 February 2021, the Baker and Hughes rotary oil rig count has reached a nine-month high of 309 rigs - up by 17.0% so far this year and by a whopping 79.7% since it dropped to a 15-year ...

Fidante strikes new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Challenger's multi-boutique business has partnered with a Japanese asset management giant in a two-way relationship. Nomura Asset Management, which has over $500 billion in assets under management, will support Fidante's Japanese ambitions. Fidante ...

Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Westpac Banking Corporation has been ranked as among the best in the world for ESG reporting. It was the highest-ranked company in the ASX 50 for levels of transparency on ESG issues, according to the Currie Global ESG Monitor (GEM) study. The positive ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The US is betting that a combination of the stimulus package and COVID-19 vaccinations will lead to full economic recovery by the end of the year, according to a leading economist. Capital Group economist Darrell Spence is optimistic that by September ...

More women in workforce with greater paternity leave: ASI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
Ahead of International Women's Day on Monday, Aberdeen Standard Investments is calling for reform to parental leave policies to increase women's participation in the work force, saying increased paternity leave means more women in work. A research paper ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
"Getting strong now, won't be long now, getting strong now Gonna fly now, flying high now, gonna fly, fly, fly..." -Bill Conti, Gonna Fly Now As sure as this theme from the 1977 classic Rocky is remembered by film buffs and boxing aficionados everywhere ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
The superannuation sector's assets reached a milestone of $3.04 trillion at the end of 2020. While the investments of superannuation funds copped a beating when the pandemic hit around this time last year, APRA's December 2020 statistics shows ...