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CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
CFA Institute launched the Global ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products, a new standard designed to facilitate more accurate evaluation of ESG investment products. The standards are voluntary and can be applied to all investment vehicles ...

Hyperion Asset Management builds out team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
The fund manager has appointed a head of risk and compliance, general executive, and research associate as it invests in its next stage of growth. Thomas Withers has joined as head of risk and compliance from Northcape Capital where he was in a similar ...

Pinnacle acquires third-party distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management Group is acquiring 100% of a third-party distributor working with boutique fund managers. Winston Capital Partners gives Pinnacle on-the-ground representation for the first time in Western Australia, the firm said. Upon ...

Should super funds consider crypto assets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
Superannuation funds that dismiss crypto assets are at risk of underperforming, the AIST ASI Conference has heard. This is according to Genesis Block managing director Chloe White, who spoke at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees 2021 ...

Industry funds to dominate in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
New research reveals which industry superannuation funds will dominate the sector in 2025 and squeeze out many retail funds. Rainmaker's latest Benchmarking Report shows AustralianSuper, QSuper/Sunsuper, Aware Super, UniSuper and Hostplus will become ...

BlackRock adds to APAC leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
BlackRock has named the head of iShares and index investments for Asia Pacific, promoting from within. Peter Loehnert has been appointed to the role, which is based in Hong Kong, and will be responsible for iShares' ETF market share and adoption ...

Vote now in 2021 FS Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Voting is now open for the FS Power50, recognising the most influential financial advisers in Australia in 2021. Financial Standard received more than 140 nominations for the FS Power50, including several familiar faces and plenty of new. In the making ...

SEEK raising $260m for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The ASX-listed jobs listing business will raise $260 million from external investors for a new fund that invests in employment-related businesses. The SEEK Growth Fund is a pooled unit trust formed after SEEK's strategic review of its Asia Pacific and ...

Perpetual hires from AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
AMP Capital's head of sector multi-manager who left in July after nearly 25 years with the company has joined Perpetual. Lydia Kav (nee Serafim) joined Perpetual Private as head of manager research this month. Perpetual Private's multi-manager team ...

Delta to impact real estate market: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
According to new analysis, the Delta strain of COVID-19 could change Australia's housing landscape dramatically. The research comes from BuyersBuyers, a property buyers agency network, and RiskWise and looks to examples overseas to predict how Australia ...