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University endowment mandates Osmosis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... with Osmosis via its Ex-Fossil Fuels Strategy. The University of Adelaide is now one of several endowment funds to place money in the Osmosis strategy, the Resource Efficient Core Equity ex-Fossil Fuels Fund. Developed in 2020, the strategy is aimed ...

Not one trustee tracked end-to-end claims handling times: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... concerns about financial hardship and didn't support her when she struggled to understand and navigate the claims process. "The money from a death benefit can make a huge difference and each day a trustee delays that payment causes real harm to families. ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... reducing our cost to serve and we are starting to see some improvements, but we've had to work very hard and spend some money upfront, for example on getting our technology right, to bank ongoing savings," Cook said. "It takes some time for the benefits ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... time." The Ukraine, which Australia has already committed over $1.3 billion in military assistance to, will receive more money for equipment, as well as $36 million over five years from 2024-25 and $7.8 million per year ongoing for the Australian Embassy ...

New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... Impact Investment Fund is the perfect opportunity for socially minded investors to dip their toe into impact investing. "Your money technically stays within Australia but has a positive butterfly effect across the region and, while the risk is minimal ...

Australians 'overwhelmed' by retirement: Aware

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... retirement according to Aware Super's State of Retirement report, with almost nine in 10 people worried they will run out of money. The research found one in 10 people retired later than they expected, with 55% citing financial necessity as the reason. ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... had been steady throughout. In a growing fund, however, the opposite effect occurs. As markets fall, large amounts of new money comes in, allowing funds to benefit from any subsequent recovery. "We've understood that... what's going to kill you is volatility ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... the recommendation but Metrics Credit Partners managing partner Andrew Lockhart argued there remains a lot of interest and money flowing into these strategies. A statement from Metrics read: "We're very proud of the strong performance outcomes we've ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... professionals at CalPERS with Wall street experience. He famously overhauled CalPERS' investment portfolio, allocating lots more money to private markets investments. The China-born American was also recognised for addressing climate change challenges ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... particular can hardly see through the ESG jungle and often have no idea in what dirty companies they are investing their money. The ESMA guidelines at least provide a remedy for funds with sustainability and environmental terms," he said. "However, fossil ...