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Victorian government agency hunts for fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
The Victoria government's LaunchVic is looking for a fund manager to run a $120million startup fund. The Victorian Startup Capital Fund (VSCF) is a fund-of-funds that was announced in the Victorian Budget 2020/21 and will invest in Victorian early-stage ...

Charter Hall exec to chair NHFIC board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... has appointed Charter Hall's Adrian Harrington as its chair, and two other members in a board renewal. The government agency, which lets private companies lend to social and affordable housing projects, was previously chaired by Brendan Cotty who ...

AUSTRAC to face scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... big banks, will face new scrutiny from the Senate. Labor Senator Deborah O'Neill'smotion to set up an inquiry into the agency through the Senate Legal and Constitutional Reference Committee was approved yesterday. O'Neill wants the government to look ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... Australian companies that meet ethical screens based on gender diversity metrics, using data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). The screening process is based on five areas: gender pay parity; anti-sexual harassment and workplace safety ...

MAX Award winners crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... our MAX awards this year." The full list of winners is below. For a complete list of finalists and winners, click here. Agency Campaign of the Year ClearBridge Investments & Fundamental Media Agency Executive of the Year - Financial Services Karlee Samuels ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... well-below market expectations for a nearly 1 million gain (978,000 to be exact), but sold off three days later when the same agency revealed that headline inflation rose by 0.8% over the month of April - the biggest increase since June 2009 and four ...

AUSTRAC investigates NAB, JBWere

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations, according to AUSTRAC. The financial intelligence agency is investigating NAB's "potential serious and ongoing non-compliance" with respect to customer identification procedures ...

Last day to vote in MAX Awards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... the betterment of the industry and consumers. This year, the awards feature 110 finalists across 22 categories including Agency Campaign of the Year, Agency Executive of the Year, Community Initiative of the Year, Distribution Team of the Year, Financial ...

State Street names sales executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... marks his return to State Street. He previously worked at State Street Global Markets where he was Asia Pacific head of agency execution. The new role sees Hoult working with asset managers and asset owners to identify where State Street's multi-asset ...

Aussie charities robust prior to COVID

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... coronavirus pandemic. The state of the sector analysed by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, a government agency, found charitable donations during 2019 grew by 12% to $11.8 billion. The Australian Charities Report shows that the ...