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Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

Online investor numbers dip as cost-of-living bites

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... found market return expectations hold steady at +1.2% versus +1.3% in November 2022. The challenging environment is fertile ground for new opportunities where the onus is on providers to create solutions that bring down these perceived barriers to entry ...

Australia a "most exciting place" for GQG: Barker

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... very important place," Barker said. For example, he said Australia's superannuation landscape provides a good building ground for solid institutional infrastructure. "From there, we go out and build an approach to the wholesale market, which is exactly ...

QIC buys Packhorse's last pastoral property

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... some notable partners and industry experts to establish an exceptional foundation for biodiversity above and below the ground." Stuart's Creek is the second acquisition for the QIC natural capital platform following the purchase of a 600-hectare irrigated ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... towards tightening monetary policy, making the latest hike the 11th out of the 12 meetings held. "We have covered a lot of ground, and the full effects of our tightening have yet to be felt," Powell said. He reinforced the Fed is taking a data-dependent ...

Aware Super migrates members to Bravura platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Two years after announcing its major digital overhaul, Aware Super has reported tangible benefits from its transition to the Bravura Sonata Alta platform. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart noted the move, initially driven by the need to consolidate ...

Time to diversify global alts allocations: Telfer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Aside from being a great risk management strategy, allocating to international alternatives deals can garner positive long-term returns for local investors, UBS Asset Management country head Alison Telfer says. Speaking with Financial Standard, Telfer ...

ACCC publishes draft guidance on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has outlined eight principles designed to combat greenwashing by businesses and protect consumers. The ACCC has published a draft guidance to address "concerning conduct" arising from a recent ...

abrdn's Jollie outlines next steps

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... solutions, managed accounts, active ETFs, sustainable investment strategies and digital advice." Some people remain on the ground to support these functions. However, abrdn's Australian staff will now report to Ian Macdonald, APAC chief of staff ...

Ignition Advice appoints chief platform, technology officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... to working alongside a talented team and to transforming the way financial advice is delivered. "The team has created a ground-breaking platform that will meet the challenge of scaling our business to meet the global demand for our services," he said. ...