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CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... markets. "I am committed to driving excellence in how we invest, including advancing sustainability practices and promoting diversity across CalSTRS, our portfolio companies, partners and the industry," he said. Before joining CalSTRS, Chan was senior ...

Poor gender diversity not a 'women's problem': Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Gender diversity issues are no longer a "women's problem but a business problem", according to wealth managers, who urge the industry to seize the opportunities to make meaningful changes. In a fireside chat discussing women and wealth at the Stockbrokers ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... wholesale; the current wholesale investor definitions; and considers that a range of tests are appropriate to provide for the diversity and complexity of the financial services industry. "We've argued that changes don't need to be made to the ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... models will need to exhibit the ability to be nimble and adapt, and avoid group-think through recongising the need for diversity in decision-making."

Former AMP Capital research lead joins family office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... institutional investors, family offices, and private wealth managers. Dixon said the attraction of his new role is the diversity of deal flow, analysing non-core sectors, a smaller team and less red tape. "I think people from core funds have a lot to ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... more inclusive workplace. Following consultation with its employee-led DEI Committee and reviewing statistics from the Diversity Council Australia and its own survey on employee benefits trends, MetLife is now offering three new leave types. Employees ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... recommended the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority drop plans for businesses to report on diversity and set targets. "These proposals would not capture the many smaller firms that have some of the worst cultures and levels ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... members into untested products, or hiking fees to cross-subsidise products under scrutiny. Meanwhile, the super sector's diversity also means that some edge cases, such as annuity retirement phase or niche single-sector products, aren't suited for performance ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... managers with Above Average or High ratings for the People Pillar over the same period and showcases strength through diversity," the research note reads. The analysts singled out three female fund managers who did exceptionally well in their modelling ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... than English. So, as you think about clients or, indeed, team members, increasingly we're getting that language diversity." Another aspect of language that creates gaps is not based on country of birth but on generation of birth. "Younger generations ...
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