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Aussies instos join fight against weapons

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019

Australian institutional investors joined a worldwide effort lobbying index providers to remove controversial weapons from global indices. Colonial First State and Vision Super have become signatories to an open letter calling for the exclusion of weapons ...

VC investments in Australia hit record high

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019

... invested. However despite the record result, Australian venture capital investing is just a slither of the overall figure worldwide. In total about US$255 billion in venture capital investing occurred around the world in 2018, up from US$175 billion ...

Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019

... by news over the weekend of Tesla's plans to lay off 7% of its full-time employees. Tesla employs about 45,000 staff worldwide. In a blog post, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said the cars the company is producing are too expensive, with the cheapest ...

State Street names Asia Pacific head

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019

... explaining he would remain based in Hong Kong and report to Andrew Erickson, State Street's head of global services worldwide. Erickson paid tribute to Martin's deep expertise at the firm. "Ian has led the majority of State Street's businesses in the ...

BlackRock and Microsoft develop retirement platform

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019

... partnership would allow the firms to build a "powerful solution for millions of hardworking Americans." "Retirement systems worldwide are under stress, and providing financial security to retirees has become one of the most defining societal challenges ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018

... benchmarks. The number of listed stocks, according to the World Bank, clicks over 43,000. And there are about 5300 ETFs worldwide, IIA chief executive Rick Redding says, which goes to show benchmarking is clearly the predominant use for indices. The ...

Beware the fintech Ponzi scheme

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

... highlighted the phenomenal growth of the segment. As of August this year, there are more than 12, 130 fintech startups worldwide. The global fintech transaction value last year was US$3.6 trillion and expected to reach US$8.4 trillion by 2022. While ...

Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

... talent as well," said Turner. "Another focus is on cultural diversity. We know that in Australian organisations but also worldwide, we have far few culturally diverse leaders so we are looking at what are some of the mechanisms and programs that we can ...

Northern Trust hires chief investment strategist

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018

... understanding of global markets, we are confident he will help us deliver distinctive insights that will resonate with investors worldwide," McDonald said. In his most recent role, Sturkenboom was a senior investment strategist at Russell Investments ...

SSGA strengthens gender equality actions

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018

... of the influence its campaign had garnered. "Since her arrival, Fearless Girl has inspired companies and shareholders worldwide to focus on board diversity and join us in our call to action," Kumar said. "We commend the companies that have already placed ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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