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Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... investment officer from Colchester Global Investors, discussed the potential impact of tariffs and some of the inflationary issues markets may yet face. In terms of tariffs imposed by the US, Simpson believes there may be an impact on wages in developed ...

AFCA opens consultation on financial elder abuse, family violence

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... abuse and family violence. AFCA said it seeks to ensure consistency in how it addresses complaints relating to these two issues. To support transparency and efficiency for consumers and financial firms, AFCA said it has updated its approach to these ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... geopolitical turbulence. What I'm interested to hear from institutional investors is how are they dealing with these issues and how this impacts decision making?," Series said. Former Macquarie Group chief executive Nicholas Moore will open day two ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... arguing the additional conditions were unnecessary and potentially impractical. The fund claimed APRA had already scrutinised issues flagged in the conditions without any adverse findings. BUSSQ also objected to the requirement for an independent review ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... be financially aware and to manage their financial situation. We are seeing people becoming more vocal about addressing issues such as longevity, and how women can contribute more to their superannuation. This is positive progress," Fidelity International ...

TAL director named CEDA chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... years. In that time, CEDA has significantly increased its voice on the most pressing economic and social public policy issues in Australia," Bartlett said. "At a time of growing political polarisation, fraying social cohesion and geoeconomic uncertainty ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... make up around 5% of the portfolio - must have business activities that seek to address current and emerging environmental issues and opportunities. An example is renewable energy investments such as wind and solar assets, UniSuper said. As such, the ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... be financially aware and to manage their financial situation. We are seeing people becoming more vocal about addressing issues such as longevity, and how women can contribute more to their superannuation. This is positive progress," Jackson said. "However ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... role of the board should help to ease the workload for directors and enable them to focus on the most important strategic issues," Lonsdale said. APRA will consult banks, insurers, and superannuation trustees, industry bodies, and consumer representatives ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... abrdn executive as "corporate bullying." The rebrand was also ill-timed, coming as the asset manager battled several other issues related to performance and was pushed to consolidate much of its operations, including in Australia. At its height in 2015 ...