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BT, Striver partner to tackle adviser shortage

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... BT said it plans to raise awareness on career pathways in advice by showcasing experienced advisers through podcasts and social media channels. "We want to help attract a new generation of advice professionals and showcase the value of advice and the ...

Maple-Brown Abbott relaunches sustainable fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... changes include updates to the screening process that look to ensure all portfolio holdings have a positive environment and social impact as well as aligning more closely with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The sustainably themed investment fund ...

RFI Global takes on DBM's Atlas division

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... since its 2006 inception. It's also backed by Los Angeles-based investment firm Diversis Capital. As part of the deal, DBM Social Research and 3arc will remain with the Illuminera Group, and DBM Social will rebrand as 3arc Social. "RFI has long admired ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... tensions, have further fuelled retail trading growth. However, the taskforce raised concerns over the growing influence of social media on retail trading decisions, which leads to increased vulnerabilities around fraud risk. The rising popularity of ...

Kapstream wins new mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... material advances to ensure that all client money entrusted to us is deployed responsibly and where possible drives positive social and environmental outcomes, and importantly those principles are also applied to our own operations." "It's testament ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... she said. "So, these trends are in part driven by consumers increased access to information, but also the importance of social and environmental issues when it comes to making purchasing decisions."

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... can't maintain those payments," she said. It's here that there is a flow onto effect to homelessness. "The investment in social housing over the past couple of decades has decreased so as a consequence, social housing has decreased as well, that's how ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... contributing up to 10,000 homes as well. The Housing Australia Future Fund, worth $10 billion, will provide 20,000 new social housing dwellings, 4000 of which will be allocated to women and children impacted by family violence and older women at risk ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... it's going to go somewhere they favour ESG investing." Next, Active Egalitarians see themselves as having a very strong social conscience. "The less you earn, the more likely you are to be one," Ralph said. "They are pro-wealth distribution, pro-climate ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... "particularly in areas where we know we have big advantages," said Chalmers, whether that's the energy transition or social and affordable housing, data or digital. "All of these vast opportunities in our economy, there are big chances for superannuation ...