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Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Stafford Capital Partners has reached initial close of a carbon offset and sustainable timberland impact strategy that will see investment in Australian and New Zealand assets form part of the portfolio. The Stafford Carbon Offset Opportunity Fund has ...

Economic landscape spurs advice model rethink

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... has created an efficient, scalable solution for all clients including relatively low value, low account balance clients," Tim Sparks, Desktop Broker head of distribution and marketing, said. "We are seeing the increasing adoption of managed accounts ...

Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Setting a precedent, the corporate watchdog has taken Mercer Superannuation Australia to court for alleged greenwashing conduct. Mercer marketed the Sustainable Plus options, available in the Mercer Super Trust (MST), as suitable for members who "are ...

HESTA hires from MLC Super for GM role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
HESTA has welcomed Wendy Forster-Smith as its new general manager of projects and transformation. Forster-Smith joins from MLC Super, where she spent three years as the head of client enablement. Before that, she worked at the National Australia Bank ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Australia has been the best performing equities market globally over the last 123 years, according to the latest Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook. Published in collaboration with London Business School, the report covers all main asset ...

TelstraSuper names financial advice lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
Melinda Huggins is the new executive general manager of TelstraSuper's financial planning arm. Huggins brings over 30 years of experience in leadership, change management and financial services, with previous senior roles at Perpetual, Macquarie Bank ...

The unprecedented economic forces shaping the world

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the ASFA conference, Macquarie Capital managing director and head of global and Asia-Pacific equity strategy Viktor Shvets said he believes unprecedented economic forces will change the investment climate in the coming decades. Shvets forecasts that ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Australia's sustainable pension expenditure stands out from other advanced economies' retirement income systems, an ASFA report says. ASFA's Cost of pensions across advanced economies report said Australia's government pension expenditure ...

ASIC questioned over workplace culture

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
ASIC has been asked if its culture is toxic following the Treasury investigation into deputy chair Karen Chester. At a hearing this morning, a letter written by Secretary Treasurer Kennedy to ASIC chair Joe Longo regarding Chester's conduct was ...

Perpetual profits halve post-Pendal deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Perpetual has reported a slump in its net profit after tax (NPAT), which now sits at $26.8 million for the six months through to December 31, down from $59.3 million the prior year. It explained FY23 NPAT includes significant items relating to the transaction ...