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Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... Compensation Scheme of Last Resort," she said. "I have enjoyed working collaboratively with industry organisations here and overseas, regulators, politicians, government bodies, and important stakeholders like consumer bodies, mental health leaders and ...

Frontier wins NZ client

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... to help TECT manage its portfolio as it transitions forward." Last year, Frontier flagged that it was on the hunt for overseas clients to diversify its clientele as more superannuation funds merge, build in-house investing capabilities and start to work ...

Global equities ETFs surge

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ($96 million). "With travel restrictions still in place, Australians are going overseas a little differently this year by pouring into ETFs that target exposure to international markets," Vanguard head of ETF ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... coronavirus pandemic, which brings up many ESG issues like equal access to healthcare and vaccinations, and worker safety. Overseas, China, Japan and South Korea made a commitment to reduce emissions in late 2020, while the US re-signed the Paris Agreement ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... gearing concessions - especially in new builds. Another policy suggestion to limit demand is to restrict investment from overseas, again with a focus on new builds. Unsurprisingly, ISA is vehemently opposed to the suggestion that first home buyers should ...

BlackRock warns against reforms based on assumptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... based on an idea still subject to rigorous debate, is in our view, premature and inconsistent with the approach taken overseas. Further, this would abruptly impose direct costs and restrictions on Australians and their savings for an unproven consumer ...

Vanguard Australia appoints new managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Vanguard Australia has named a new managing director as Frank Kolimago heads overseas for a global role. Daniel Shrimski will leave his current role of chief financial officer for Vanguard's international business, to be the managing director for Australia. ...

ETFs hit $125bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... expect that over time local institutions will increasingly utilise ETFs and match the high levels of ETF adoption by their overseas counterparts", he said. Meanwhile, BetaShares recently surpassed $20 billion in assets under management. Vynokur said ...

New investment model for affordable housing proposed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... of the most "vanilla, proven" ways to unlock value in affordable housing - based on models that have been successful overseas. A similar program, she said, has been running in the US for 35 years and is invested in by pension funds. The concept of RTOs ...

Rest streamlines asset classes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... key underlying performance drivers. Currently the fund has 11 asset class categories, which include Australian shares; overseas shares (including equity strategies); private equity; property; infrastructure; bonds; sub investment grade bonds; absolute ...