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Global X's best three ideas for portfolio construction

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... positioned at the bottom. As you move up the adoption curve, there are more mature, defensive growth exposures, such as social media. He said the goal is to leverage a thematic portfolio to access areas with potential tailwinds and ride up the adoption ...

Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... opportunities in the energy transition. "More broadly, the organisation has long recognised the importance of environmental, social and governance issues. Further developing our ESG capabilities, and in particular in relation to climate risks and opportunities ...

Super fund merger prompts investment changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... 75%/25% to 70%/30%. Spirit Super said that the merger will also bring changes to responsible investing and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, including updates to exclusion policies. The fund's current exclusion policy will ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... surveillance extends to all communication platforms including telephone, email, Teams, Zoom, instant messaging, corporate social media, LinkedIn, and any other platforms used on corporate systems. Even in-person interactions are monitored in certain ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024 is to be introduced into parliament today by social services minister Amanda Rishworth, following the government's announcement in March that it would begin paying Superannuation ...

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... has a backlog of $3.9b and a strong preferred book, we'll look to build upon our strong capabilities in the defence, social infrastructure and workplace (including life sciences) sectors," he said. About $2.8 billion of assets are on track to be ...

Financial Standard opens Power50 voting

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... and educators. The Power50 ranges from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following, helping improve financial literacy and awareness. All advisers who have progressed to the voting round have ...

ASIC project foils scammers' operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... discriminate, and they use sophisticated techniques to steal information and money," Court said. By using digital platforms like social media, Court believes scammers are constantly evolving as they adaptively land into consumers' savings. "The scams ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... Bui said the biggest wage rises came from industries with a large proportion of public employees such as healthcare and social assistance, up 5% year on year, while education and training or utilities grew by 4.3% annually. Workers in the financial services ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... decarbonise," he said. "Importantly, the fund will help to scale quality, nature-based carbon credits in the Australian market with social and economic benefits for local communities." Also commenting, BHP vice president, climate Graham Winkelman said ...