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Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... leaving S&P Global at the beginning of the year, Lucchese has been acting as executive director at Impact Alpha Partners, a research and consulting service launched two years ago to drive impact and alpha in portfolio outcomes. Twelve months ago, she ...

Russell Investments names investment head for APAC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... investment strategist, brings over 30 years of experience in asset allocation, portfolio strategy, and macroeconomic research. In the new role, Pease will oversee the Asia-Pacific investment division and work with regional and global teams to develop ...

BlackRock to list its first active ETF in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... ETF draws on BlackRock's extensive systematic investment experience. "... IACT showcases the power of combining deep research, real-time data, and machine learning with BlackRock's active management expertise - now delivered in a convenient, cost-effective ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... and March 2022 before returning to pre-pandemic levels in June 2023, the Productivity Commission (PC) has revealed. New research from the PC investigated the causes of the bubble and found that it "only served to mask the issues" at the heart of Australia's ...

New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... Vanguard Australia chief of personal investor Renae Smith said although Australia's SMSF sector is continuing to grow, the research for this year's report highlights that there are significant advice gaps for many individuals operating their own super ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... certified," Hegarty said. "We are now bolstered by representatives from all aspects of the investment market. Asset managers, research and data providers, banks, insurers, and of course asset owners." In the ever-evolving landscape of regulation, geopolitical ...

Australian investors loyal to wealth managers - until they're not

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... willingness to stay with their wealth provider than their global counterparts, according to the 2025 EY Global Wealth Research Report. However, despite this relative loyalty, more than one in five investors still plan to shift over half of their portfolio ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowering the official cash rate to 3.85% last week. Finder head of consumer research Graham Cooke said two rate cuts may not be enough to ease the spike in mortgage stress since the cash rate accelerated in May ...

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... move - even in uncertain times. During major global crises such as Covid-19, the Gulf War and September 11, J.P. Morgan research shows that a balanced portfolio generally outperforms cash. For the past year, Ward has been promulgating the importance ...

Super tax debate suffocates action for low-income Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... overshadowed a growing issue for low-income earners: fewer are receiving the Low-Income Super Tax Offset (LISTO). Cbus research said the current income threshold is leaving young tradies, apprentices, and women in construction, without support that would ...