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Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... which advisers were involved, and what advice was provided to support investment in the schemes. "It's not rocket science, and I wonder why something relatively simple and proactive isn't being done at the managed investment scheme level," Walker ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... shutting out the bad, giving businesses certainty and giving consumers confidence," Mulino said. Assistant minister for science, technology and digital economy Andrew Charlton added: "Australia can be a world leader in digital assets, which are an important ...

Australian investment in venture capital lags: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... better pathway to match more of the vast pool of capital in Australia's super system with our nation's most promising science and startup entrepreneurs, to generate stronger investment returns for Australians with super, boost income and give Australian ...

Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Grants Commission, and sits on the boards of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Industry Innovation and Science Australia, and the Powerhouse museum group. Scott also serves on the Director Nomination Committee of IFM Investors. A former ...

Hollywood actors lobby pension fund to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... divestment, just 0.2% of current commitments are from cultural institutions. This includes from the Australian Academy of Science. There are currently about 65,000 members in the SAG-AFTRA fund, however the union represents more than 160,000 workers. ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... transition plans, 92% are reporting on Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Over the last two years, the number of companies using science-based targets initiative (SBTI) has also risen from 31% to 38%. Across the 837 companies analysed in the region, those committed ...

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... active stewardship activities with portfolio companies, key stakeholders, and industry peers. With a background in climate science, sustainability best practice and infrastructure planning, Lucchese worked for the EU Commission, the UK's Capital ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager selection process. CFS, which manages all equity exposures externally, assessed what ...

HMC Capital progresses re-tenancy of Healthscope hospitals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
HMC Capital said it is in "advanced discussions" to re-tenant its portfolio of Healthscope hospitals as the latter struggles to manage its debt. ASX-listed HMC flagged in an investor presentation this morning that it continues talks with multiple alternative ...

New gig for JP Morgan's AI guru

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Sydney-based Berowne Hlavaty has been appointed global head of applied AI and data science at JP Morgan, the financial services giant. After a long career in quantitative research strategy, Hlavaty is making a switch to an internal technology role where ...