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Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
CommSec's latest quarterly data shows Victoria is the best performing economy in Australia, ending Tasmania's long run at the top for the past nine quarters. In fact, Tasmania has slipped to third position in the rankings of the best performing economies ...

Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
Net zero commitments are now the norm for Australian companies with $1.59 trillion or 70% of the ASX200's collective market capitalisation adopting them. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' Promises, pathways and performance report details ...

Octopus launches renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Octopus Australia has launched a renewable energy platform for institutional and wholesale investors, with backing from partners including Hostplus. The wealth manager simultaneously closed two funds that are co-investing into a multi-billion-dollar ...

No investment case for alternative meat just yet: Nanuk

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Nanuk Asset Management's chief investment officer Tom King says the growing desire to eat less meat has driven strong category growth for plant-based meat alternatives, but the investment case still isn't there. According to King, the trend of eating ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
LGT Crestone has hired Amanda MacDonald as head of sustainability, joining from Perpetual Private. MacDonald reports to LGT Crestone Wealth Management's deputy chief investment officer Kevin Wan Lum. She is tasked with managing LGT Crestone's ...

BetaShares grows team amid increased demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... roles of executive director, national head of high-net-worth groups and is also now BetaShares' state manager for VIC/TAS/SA. BetaShares said both appointments "reflect their management experience, leadership outcomes and responsibilities" within ...

Super Fierce super index shows top 15 funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
Super Fierce has released a list of super funds that have passed its tests of consistent outperformance, labelling it the Fierce Performers Index. From an analysis of 2069 investment options across 359 super funds, only 15 funds were found to outperform ...

GSFM promotes, hires in distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
GSFM has promoted Steven Taylor to national distribution manager, in addition to appointing Simone Newman as a key account manager for Victoria and Tasmania. Joining from Challenger Group in 2013, Taylor was previously GSFM's state manager for Queensland. ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
The government's Treasury review into the operation of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is ...

Performance test expansion paused as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Treasury has halted the extension of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test beyond MySuper products for 12 months while conducting a review of the laws. Minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced that the review will commence ...