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Australia's size problem: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
Australian equities concentration on financial and resources heavyweights make factor investing in domestic markets an ineffectual strategy, according to VanEck research. While historically factor investing has achieved excess market returns over the ...

FNZ acquires private banking tech firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
FNZ has acquired Swiss private banking technology company New Access, representing its investment in the growing private banking and cross-border wealth sector. New Access is primarily active in the Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg markets. ...

Josh Frydenberg joins Goldman Sachs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
The former Treasurer is joining the institution as senior regional adviser for Asia Pacific. Following his election defeat in May, Frydenberg abandoned his political career. Announced this morning, his role with Goldman will see him leverage his "deep ...

Darren Black appointed SuperFriend chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
SuperFriend has announced Darren Black as its new chief executive, effective September 6. Black is currently OzHelp Foundation's chief executive, a role he's held for four years. Black also sits on the boards of Suicide Prevention Australia and the ...

Treasurer announces RBA review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is instituting the first major review of the setting of monetary policy and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) since the 1990s. In the context of Australia facing a complex combination of difficult economic conditions, Chalmers ...

Octopus launches renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Octopus Australia has launched a renewable energy platform for institutional and wholesale investors, with backing from partners including Hostplus. The wealth manager simultaneously closed two funds that are co-investing into a multi-billion-dollar ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
APRA has said it intends to issue draft guidance on how super funds can demonstrate clear understanding of ESG risks, manage those risks, and reflect ESG considerations in investment strategy. Responding to submissions to its consultation process for ...

Aaron Santelises joins ART board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... trustee of Sunsuper from January 2020, his appointment filled the vacancy created by the departure of former Sunsuper chair Ben Swan. Santelises is an industrial advocate and legal advisor for the Australian Workers' Union, responsible for advocating ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... assets provided it's consistent with their equivalent non-crypto assets. In a submission to Treasury, FPA head of policy Ben Marshan said the regulation of a financial product or service should not depend on the technology which underlies the asset. ...

Akambo grows leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
Akambo Financial Group has appointed Michael Happell as its non-executive chair and Kevin White as non-executive director to the board of its holding company. The integrated financial services business recently merged with the well-established wealth ...