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Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... advantage as Australia's specialist fund for the legal profession." The fund also now has John Robinson as executive manager, business enablement and risk, a role he took on in mid-December. He brings more than 14 years' experience in superannuation ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted Index. Vanguard claimed the index excluded only companies with significant business activities in a range of industries, including those in fossil fuels, but has since admitted that a "significant proportion" ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... investment research Noel Collins said. At a sector level, the report suggests that integrating AI across a range of sectors/business lines can create significant value creation opportunities. Among those already using AI, the technology sector emerges ...

Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... but their advice can sometimes be misleading. Unauthorised finfluencers who promote financial products in the course of business without approval under section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 from an appropriate authorised person are ...

BlackRock's Fink signals a tough road ahead for future retirees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... occasions, the US is confronted with a predicament so gargantuan and pressing that government and corporate leaders stop business as usual. They break free from their silos and gather at the same table to tackle an issue head on. "I participated in something ...

Platinum bleeds $1.4bn in outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... publication. Newly minted chief executive Jeff Peters said: "In late February we outlined a strategy to reset and position the business for future growth. I am pleased to be able to report that we are acting swiftly to implement the changes required ...

IFM Investors adds to global client solutions team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... to IFM's head of global client solutions John Gee-Grant and will drive the relationships with consulting firms across business lines. She will work alongside other recent appointments to the team, including head of business operations Neil Macdonald ...

QMV Legal folds, managing partner to launch new firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... specialist superannuation law firm. QMV Legal will fold on April 26, shortly after Novigi acquired the QMV Solutions business on February 1. "Novigi and I both view the separation of legal and technology businesses as the right path to offer the best ...

Platypus AM appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... delighted to announce Jelena's appointment as chief executive. Jelena is a valued and respected leader in the Platypus business and her deep understanding of, and contribution to, Platypus' people-centred and collegiate culture has been well received ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... hourly rate to $24.39 and the minimum annual full-time rate by $2295 to take it to $48,200. The ACTU submission argued business can afford this "fair and sensible increase", especially as profits are well above pre-pandemic levels. It would also have ...
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