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Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... traditional thinking within Australia's finance sector has held back the ability to be nimble in an ever-advancing technological world. "The thing that's really difficult in this space, when you're trying to innovate, you're trying to be ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... securely tracked through proprietary blockchain technology. "Our goal at MUSE is to connect investors and buyers to the world's leading suppliers of measurable and bankable investment-grade assets," MUSE founder and chief executive Michelle Zhang said. ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... the finish line. Australia is in a unique situation as it leads when it comes to educating females based on metrics by the World Economic Forum. But their representation falls behind in the workforce. According to the Global Gender Gap Index, Australia ...

TAL director named CEDA chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
Christine Bartlett has joined the board of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) as chair, taking over from WA-based business leader Diane Smith-Gander earlier this month. CEDA chief executive Melinda Cilento said Bartlett brings ...

JBWere nabs duo from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... competitor. "Today's families and non-profit organisations demand a high quality, dynamic investment service, supported by world-class investment research. I believe JBWere is leading the way in Australia in providing an institutional-grade investment ...

Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... on the positive rather than the risks. "Some staff will get it immediately, some won't, and some are still living in the world where terminators are going to kill them. It's just an unfortunate reality," Kollo said. "It's a heterogeneous attitude ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index, which is a 6.6% increase on an underlying basis with 88% of companies around the world having raised or held dividends steady. Despite healthy signs of growth, Australia sat out of the pack and saw payouts fall ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... technological development," Mookhey said. "Sydney ranks in the top five of the most popular investment destinations around the world. Our Summit is an opportunity to harness that momentum." Last week's Australian Superannuation Investment Summit, hosted ...

GCQ enters ETF market, expands sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... pricing power of marquee companies. The firm said its portfolio's net return for January was 6.4% compared to the MSCI World AUD index, which was 2.4% for the month. Returns were broad-based, with a meaningful contribution from Richmond Amazon, Visa ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... struggling to meet benchmark returns. The median global active equity manager was left in the dust by the MSCI All Country World Index (MSCI ACWI) - which tracks large and mid-cap stocks across 47 developed and emerging markets - by 4.6%, the worst relative ...