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Hostplus called out on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
The $50 billion industry super fund Hostplus is the latest fund to be the subject of a campaign from Market Forces, demanding it divest fossil fuels and develop a climate action plan. Activist group Market Forces recently had success lobbying UniSuper ...

Property manager appoints portfolio manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... infrastructure investment manager for AMP Capital's Australian aged care and healthcare assets. Owen-Jones is a former Olympic athlete, representing the country as a member of the Australian men's water polo team. The fund manager currently owns 48 healthcare ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... "We owe it to them and ourselves to listen. I appreciate reminders of my responsibility as a private individual, as an athlete and as an entrepreneur, and I'm committed to using this privileged position to dialogue on important issues with my spo ...

Former Wallaby joins Invast Global

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Former Rugby Australia coaching director, Rod Kafer, has hung up the boots for a new role at Invast Global. Kafer has been appointed director, Prime Services for the disruptor investment bank. Prior to working at Rugby Australia Kafer worked as a proprietary ...

ETF issuer hires Olympian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... Olympian as it expands its team. ETF Securities is welcoming Larry Achike to its business development team. The British athlete finished fifth in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and seventh in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won the gold medal in triple ...

Sporting arena ripe for new advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... and athletes. By hiring former stars to contribute to client retention and business development, it also provides the athlete with an opportunity for a second career, GlobalData said. "Looking ahead, wealth managers will do well to offer tailored services ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
ASIC is ramping up its financial literacy initiatives that plans to incorporate life insurance in curriculums across primary and secondary schools. Already the regulator is undertaking an extensive program with state and territory governments to train ...

TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Life insurer TAL is expanding its mental health capabilities by creating a new executive role and partnering with an expert in the field. Glenn Baird has been appointed as head of mental health and will be responsible for driving TAL's mental health ...

Super funds must harvest farmland

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
A global real assets manager believes there are significant tailwinds for institutional investors placing capital in agriculture over the coming years, provided the approach is diversified and global. TIAA Global Real Assets managing director John Goodreds ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Commonwealth Bank was up 28 cents to $81.87. Telstra had risen 1.5 cents to $5.355. In the retail sector, RCG, which owns The Athlete's Foot stores, shed nine cents to 60.5 cents after downgrading its full year earnings forecast because of a weaker-than-expected ...