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US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
DWS Investment Management's American operations will pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission US$25 million to settle charges stemming from greenwashing claims and failures to develop an anti-money laundering (AML) program for mutual funds it advised. ...

Pacific Current Group buys into fund manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has purchased a stake in LA-based private credit and structured equity investment management firm Avante Capital Partners (Avante). The 24.9% equity interest in Avante cost PAC about $61 million, with $23 million to be paid ...

Advice Revolution rebrands to elemnta

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... 40 people and has reached profitability leading up to its new brand launch, Patty said. Patty and chief executive Shaun Green co-founded Advice Revolution in 2018.

Prime Super acquires utilities provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... leveraging the benefits of our existing business Savant Energy and our wind energy assets, we'll be able by 2025, to transmit green energy throughout the country and create many new jobs for people," Baird said.

Responsible investment AUM drops: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
Assets under management in the responsible investment industry dropped by nearly $250 billion in 2022, according to the latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) report. For the first time in years, the total responsible investment ...

Platinum AM reports almost $1bn in outflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Platinum Asset Management has reported net outflows of $912 million in August, the month also saw the resignation of founder and chief executive Andrew Clifford. The outflows were largely driven by a previously disclosed $650 million redemption from ...

Spark adopts two fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Spark Financial has partnered with two fintechs in a bid to help its financial advisers drive client growth. Oko Adviser, a sustainability investing platform that uses advance analytics to source aligned solutions and avoid greenwashing among ETFs ...

Macquarie flags asset management challenges

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... from asset sales. It said net operating income was substantially down, mainly due to lower investment related income from green energy investments, with asset realisations predominately expected in the second half of FY24. Further, the decrease was driven ...

Climate change to create 'portfolio manager 2.0':Robeco

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... and investment opportunities, windmills and solar batteries often spring to mind. "That's all true; there are a lot of green assets that also get financial return beside environmental return and, predominantly in private markets, there are exciting ...

Tim Unger quits Willis Towers Watson

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... ambitious goals for 2030, Unger is more likely to land at an asset owner or manager. His pedigree and departure underline the green skills shortage among companies and their shareholders - a major threat to the green transition. Unger joined the advisory ...