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Greece taps BlackRock FMA to build sovereign wealth fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... companies of Athens and Thessaloniki, EYDAP and EYATH. The fund will also invest mainly in the field of new technologies and green investments, namely in Greek companies with good growth prospects, competitive advantage, and a strong management team ...

Advisers call for apology from Super Members Council

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia and members say the super lobby group should formally apologise for its recent remarks about "dodgy financial advisers." Earlier this week, the Super Members Council (SMC) renewed calls for anti-hawking legislation ...

Nuveen chief executive exits amid leadership shakeup

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
Nuveen chief executive Jose Minaya has exited the US$1.2 trillion asset management firm, but his successor has already been appointed. Nuveen Asset Management president and head of equities and fixed income William (Bill) Huffman, who's been with the ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... capital is attracted and deployed. On the government's end, it's investing $13.7 billion in production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals, along with $1.7 billion for an Innovation Fund to develop new industries like green ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
Four top superannuation specialists have been recognised in this year's honours list including incoming governor general Sam Mostyn, who recently stepped down as chair of Aware Super. Those celebrated for their work in superannuation also include ...

Annual MAX Awards celebrates best in industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... Templeton Social Media Campaign of the Year BT Financial Group - People Behind Panorama Video Campaign of the Year BNP Paribas - Green Bonds Website of the Year GQG Partners

Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
Active Super has been found guilty of misleading the public with false claims about its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials. The profit-to-member fund, which is set to merge with Vision Super in March 2025, made claims on its website ...

Emissions data demand drives tech growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... decisions on real data - and ultimately, to prevent greenwashing, chief executive Carl Prins said. The regulator is scrutinising green claims, and investors need to ensure data does not rely on estimates. Clients want to "move away from sectoral estimates ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... remain all major central banks' main strategy for the rest of this year, according to deVere group chief executive Nigel Green said. "We believe that the base case for central banks' main strategy for the rest of 2024 will be to stick with 'higher-for-longer' ...

PrimaryMarkets launches new financial adviser channel

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... designed to make things easy for advisers, seeking to lessen their administrative work. PrimaryMarkets executive chair Jamie Green said registration takes about 30 seconds, and advisers will find "very few administrative hurdles to navigate" to start ...