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Forrest family hires former ART portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... $2.5 billion in funds invested in a range of global initiatives. These include improving early childhood education, ending modern slavery and driving accountability for global overfishing, plastic pollution, global warming and the tech ecosystem. Tomlinson ...

Top super funds for ESG revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... clearer and more comprehensive." Almost 90% of ESG super funds publish a climate position statement, while 82% publish a Modern Slavery Act statement and 73% disclose their investment screening processes. Two-thirds of ESG super funds have explicitly ...

Citi pilots Bitcoin custody service platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... Saville Brown said. "Citi and METACO's partnership is the perfect opportunity to finally marry older practices with modern technology, paving the way for digital assets to become a more mainstream investment option. We look forward to seeing more ...

Insignia welcomes head of responsible investing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... asset management integration project. Tayler will manage ESG risks and opportunities with a strong focus on climate change, modern slavery, and governance. He will be responsible for maximising the effectiveness of engagement with managers and companies ...

Mercer appoints sustainable investment leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... grown. Where climate change was once front and centre, the stage is now shared with other ESG concerns such as biodiversity, modern slavery, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, just to name a few, Mather added. Commenting on the appointment, Mercer's ...

Fair Work Commission raises minimum wage 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... approach which affords a greater level of support to the low-paid while seeking to constrain inflationary pressures." The modern award minimum wage will also rise by 4.6% for wages above $869.60 per week, wages below will receive an increase of $40 per ...

BetaShares to launch new sustainable ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... energy storage systems. Meanwhile, URNM will invest in companies involved in mining, exploration and production of uranium, modern nuclear energy or that hold physical uranium or royalties. TANN and URNM are expected to start trading on the ASX in June ...

Just 14.8% of hedge fund leaders are female: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... trend when reviewing the three-year performance indicators. "This is potentially suggestive of Australia having a more modern landscape of investors who don't have the same reluctance to invest in female-led firms..." the report reads. Internationally ...

Westpac architects new institutional banking platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... access to quick and secure digital transaction services." "We've seen significant success working with 10x Banking and its modern technology to deliver our banking as a service platform and we are now planning the next step in that evolution for our ...

NAB evades AUSTRAC fine for non-compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
National Australia Bank (NAB) has avoided a civil penalty for issues related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML-CTF) laws. Unlike the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac which received gargantuan fines for AML-CTF breaches, NAB ...