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Lifespan appoints investment expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... respond to increased volatility and to take advantage of new investment opportunities. Clients will also take an increased interest in understanding their investments. A focus on client education will be essential," he said. Long said: "One of the reasons ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Verve Super has launched a gender diversity index and will subsequently change how it allocates members' funds based on how Australian companies perform against the index. The Verve Gender Equality Index selects public Australian companies that ...

Chief economist update: The (dot) plot thickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... rate rise next year increased to seven at the June meeting (from four three months earlier) and those predicting higher interest rates by 2023 rising from seven out of 18 in March to 13 at the recently-concluded meeting - with 11 officials expecting ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... harassment in their workplaces and build safer, more equal workplaces for all." Davidson added: "Long term investors have an interest in ensuring the companies they invest in are well run, safe for their employees, and have culture that prevents and ...

Calls for Royal Commission into housing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... that high mortgage debts, reflecting high house prices, raise instability risks for the economy and 85% think short term interest rate policies are insufficient to support macroeconomic stability. Overall household debt has risen substantially relative ...

Goodments by Douugh now in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
US-based investing app Goodments by Douugh is now available in Australia, offering brokerage-free access to US stocks and ETFs. Goodments was founded in 2017 by former ANZ financial adviser Tom Culver and then-Leo Burnett advertising executive Emily ...

JANA hires from Mercer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... investment advisory expertise. This has been driven, in part, by the need to maintain returns and distributions in a low interest rate environment." "In Michael Maher, we saw an opportunity to address this heightened demand with an outstanding individual ...

L1 Capital launches activist fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
L1 Capital is launching a new Australian equities fund that seeks to unlock company value via shareholder activism. The Catalyst Fund, which launches on July 1, will be led by James Hawkins, who joined L1 Capital as a partner in March. The high-conviction ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... days after the European Central Bank convened on the 10th of June and decided to maintain the status quo - keeping the interest rates unchanged on its main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility at 0.00%, 0.25% ...

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... Infrastructure Income Fund - Hedged Fixed Income - Aggregate Bonds Macquarie Investment Management - Macquarie Australian Fixed Interest Fund Fixed Income - Credit Vanguard Investments Australia - Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index Multi-Asset ...