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Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... Partners, which describes itself as a community development financial institution, have announced a new initiative. The alliance will focus on creating equitable growth in communities of colour by backing small businesses and key social services - many ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... understanding of new innovative technologies and the opportunities within the Australian industry will be a key focus of the alliance, Skarbek said. "The good news is that the Energy Transitions Commission and others have shown that technologies can ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Four US pension funds have partnered to form the Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA), in a bid to increase and encourage peer-to-peer trading activity in the securities lending and repo markets to benefit asset owners. California Public Employees' ...

MSCI shifts to the cloud with Microsoft alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Global index provider MSCI has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft to shift its products, data and services onto the cloud, in a move that the duo says will accelerate innovation among the global investment industry. The partnership will enhance ...

FSC appoints four to board

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
The Financial Services Council has appointed four new board members, and announced the establishment of a fund management committee to drive strategic policy direction in the Australian funds management landscape. BlackRock Asset Management head of ...

AMP closes ethical option to super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... The Ethical Leaders International Shares Fund underperformed in March by 140 basis points. A mandate from the fund to Alliance Bernstein for global credit and green bonds was also noted as delivering the "vast bulk" of underperformance.

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... on April 6. It has since sold its Enzumo financial planning software business to ASX-listed dealer group Centrepoint Alliance for $1.5 million.

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... which hit a snag last week when it was bounced out of the Senate and back to the House of Representatives after Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick sought an amendment. The amendment Patrick sought deals with a loophole that allows some large corporations ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... an amendment was sought. Despite being introduced to the senate with bipartisan support, an amendment sought by Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick on an unrelated issue has seen the omnibus Treasury Laws Amendment returned to the House of Representatives ...

Advice group acquires software business

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... Enzumo has been revealed, with an ASX-listed dealer group set to fork out $1.5 million for the business. Centrepoint Alliance will acquire Enzumo from Chant West, in a move that chief executive Angus Benbow said would enhance Centrepoint Alliance's technology ...