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UniSuper invests $623m in Macquarie green fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
UniSuper announced it has committed up to US$400 million (AU$623 million) to the Macquarie Green Energy and Climate Opportunities Fund (MGECO). MGECO is an open-ended fund that invests in large scale, mature sustainable technologies to support the transition ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
The Australian equity market is slightly overvalued following a strong rally, according to Morningstar's Q2 2024 outlook. The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark has climbed about 15% from its October 2023 lows to hover around 7800, signalling what Morningstar called ...

Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Heartland Group Holdings has announced it received indicative regulatory approvals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for Heartland Bank's acquisition of Challenger Bank. Heartland said ...

Nest appoints interim chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
Ian Cornelius will become interim chief executive on 1 May 2024 following a short handover period from Helen Dean who will leave Nest at the end of this month. Cornelius brings 25 years of experience in senior executive roles with leading financial ...

HUB24 growth officer jumps to AZ NGA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
Professional services group AZ NGA has announced the appointment of Chesne Stafford in the newly created role of executive general manager. Stafford is currently in the role of chief growth officer at HUB24 and is set to start her new role in July 2024 ...

Iress loses key wealth executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Amara Haqqani has quit the financial software and data firm after just six months as it struggles to lift profits. The departure of Haqqani, chief product and operating officer for Iress' wealth business, comes as the firm reported a bottom-line ...

Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Aware Super has inked a US$50 million deal to buy a specialty infrastructure finance company alongside Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) Green Investment Group (GIG). Aware's private equity team will co-invest in Galway Sustainable Capital ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Rest is $150 million closer to reaching its impact investment target after allocating to a listed equity fund. Rest has invested in an international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
Demographic change, virtuous consumerism, the grandparent economy, AI acceleration, and social reconnection are the five megatrends shaping the future of SMSF and financial services businesses, according to McCrindle Research principal Mark McCrindle. ...

Platforms ramp up innovation, back-end efficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
Platform providers' ability to innovate and improve administrative efficiencies are enabling financial advisers to digitally self-serve and improve client outcomes, according to SuitabilityHub. The 2024 platform market wrap found that the move to digital ...