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Betashares promotes key sales execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... manager, sitting behind Vanguard but ahead of BlackRock and VanEck. Adam O'Connor and Max Minack have been promoted to national head of wealth distribution and head of broking and wealth management, respectively. In the newly created role, O'Connor ...

Greece taps BlackRock FMA to build sovereign wealth fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Greece will soon launch its inaugural sovereign wealth fund called National Investment Fund with the help of BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory. Kostis Hatzidakis, Greece's minister of national economy and finance, affirmed the country's ...

Aussies' financial literacy declines, young people fare the worst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... to financial capability." The report said the key opportunities in the Australian context included - recommitting to a national strategy for financial literacy and capability with concrete goals, lines of accountability, sustainable funding, and clear ...

Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... Australia's large corporations (52nd), the report highlights the important role businesses have to play in driving national competitiveness and productivity. "The lack of productivity growth remains a challenge if we want to maintain our living standards ...

NRF appoints inaugural chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) announced Mary Manning has been appointed as the organisation's inaugural chief investment officer. Manning will oversee investment strategy and portfolio management for the $15 billion fund, which ...

Lazard enters local ETF industry with infra offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... being diversified utilities and toll roads. Its top five holdings were Ferrovial, Vinci, Exelon, Norfolk Southern, and National Grid. The TMD says investment in the ETF is suited to those with a very high risk and return profile, seeking capital growth ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... boards, including Beyond Blue, the Foundation of Young Australians, Australians Investing in Women, Ausfilm, the Australian National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS), and Australian Volunteers International. She has been president ...

Higher-for-longer rates dominate adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... higher return investments are appropriate for those who are investing for the medium to long term," he said. According to National Seniors Australia, about 80% of older people are feeling the impact of higher living costs, with healthcare costs, energy ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... providing justice," he said. At the time, Jones said "the government will act quickly" to close the loophole. He said on national radio some laws would be drafted and they'd be in Parliament within three months - a commitment made nearly 18 months ...

Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... Enero Group and the Port of Townsville - and chancellor of Queensland University of Technology. She is also a director of National Australia Bank, Infrastructure Victoria and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. She was previously a director of ...