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Wendy Norris quits Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... Trans-Tasman wood fibre company. It owns and operates sustainable softwood forests and innovative sawmills in Australia and New Zealand. She will start her new job in June. "Wendy has made a tremendous contribution to the Future Fund and leaves our organisation ...

US platform bids for Yieldbroker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... customers worldwide would benefit from increased liquidity, pre-trade transparency, and coverage of the Australian and New Zealand debt capital markets. Australia is home to the fifth largest pension fund market globally, and we believe that this acquisition ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... However, when weighing up if the changes will help the pockets of Australians, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham said it's still unclear. "Only time will tell if these arrangements can deliver better economic outcomes," ...

Treasury urged to consider housing in super objective

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... pillars, including home ownership." Further, REIA said the government should look to the schemes in place in Canada, New Zealand and Singapore for young homebuyers. In Canada, the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive program offers 5 or 10% of the home's ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... work week are being conducted all over the world, and Quiggin says the results are promising. "It all started with a New Zealand trustee company, trying the four-day week with great success, and they then went on and established Work Week Global, which ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... significant financial assistance many governments offered small business to survive the pandemic. Across the ditch, however, New Zealand small businesses found it the most difficult to repay loans due to increasing interest rates and supply chain iss ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... under the Corporations Act. "This move would bring Australia in line with other countries, such as the EU and UK, New Zealand and the US, which is also looking to mandate climate disclosure via SEC rules," she said. As it stands in Australia, there are ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... 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 attracted US$242 million in investor ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... report said. Interestingly, countries where spending is expected to increase relative to GDP include, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. Conversely, Australia's superannuation system is maturing, with the superannuation guarantee (SG) ...

Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... major and violent crimes, associations say. In a joint submission to Treasury, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, the Financial Planning Association of Australia, the Institute of Public Accountants and the SMSF Association ...