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Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones committed to working with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming ...

Nuveen to acquire Arcmont Asset Management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
US-based investment manager Nuveen is buying European private debt group Arcmont Asset Management for an undisclosed amount. Nuveen, the investment manager of US teachers' pension fund TIAA, is hoping the acquisition will expand its private capital ...

New APRA chair named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
John Lonsdale will take over as chair of APRA, with Margaret Cole now a deputy chair. Lonsdale will take on the role from Monday, October 31. He has served as a deputy chair since 2018. He said that "APRA will remain focused on fulfilling its mandate ...

Yarra Capital adds sustainability lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Yarra Capital has appointed its first chief sustainability officer in Erin Kuo. Kuo is tasked with leading Yarra's corporate sustainability and work closely with Yarra's investment team on ESG integration. Kuo most recently worked as a consulting, advising ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of APAC distribution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
T. Rowe Price has appointed Elsie Chan as its head of Asia Pacific distribution, leading the investment manager's distribution teams in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Chan assumed her new role on September 1, and reports to head of Americas ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
The Future Fund produced a return of -0.6% for the first quarter of the financial year, while developed listed markets fell 5.2%. The sovereign wealth fund's assets under management (AUM) are now $193 billion, falling by $1.25 billion over the quarter. ...

Australia among top 10 financially inclusive markets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Australia has been ranked the seventh most financially inclusive market out of 42 around the globe. Principal Financial Group's Global Financial Inclusion Index, conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, is built around three pillars ...

Carrara Capital picks SS&C GlobeOp as fund administrator

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Carrara Capital has appointed SS&C GlobeOp as the administrator for its recently launched multi-strategy fund. Carrara Capital was founded by former Concentrated Leaders Fund chief executive and Crestone chief investment officer David Sokulsky in 2020. ...

Jameson TTB links with family office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Jameson TTB and the Buxton Family Office have formed a strategic partnership to help grow the alternatives manager. The Buxton Family Office will provide funding as an underwriter to future deals and transactions, enabling Jameson TTB, which was formerly ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The government has blamed its predecessor for inheriting a budget burdened by $1 trillion in gross debt and deficits projected for at least the next decade. Consequently, new fiscal policies have largely been offset for this year and the next. "We face ...