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AFCA chief operating officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... with AFCA, he has helped shape the way AFCA operates - overseeing the introduction of a new user-pays funding model and a major IT transformation project that has integrated a modern case management system, an updated member firm portal and a new portal ...

AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... China via an open-source model 30 times cheaper and using inferior Nvidia chips, compared to its US rivals. Despite the major sell-off on Monday, Wall Street bounced back overnight, with some investors seeing the sell-off as a buying opportunity. Commenting ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... while Australia may see a ban. Three of the Big Four accounting houses - Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC - support a ban, as do the major industry associations. Specialist fund manager Impax Asset Management, which invests in the net zero transition with US$46.7 ...

Binance Labs becomes a family office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... its investment focus and step away from blockchain-focused investments. Binance Labs, which was the venture capital arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said it is marking its independence and broader investment focus under the leadership of ...

Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... transactions in the hospitality sector for Crystalbrook and Howard Smith Wharves (now Artemus). CBA executive general manager, major client group Chris Williams said the list of hospitality clients seeking to improve their sustainability credentials ...

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds. The analysis studied the reconstitution activity of four other ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... practices, with the average governance rating of Australian companies currently higher than the company average in other major global market indexes, however, Picone cautioned that investors shouldn't be lulled into a false sense of security. "Australian ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... including taxes on superannuation, the company tax rate, and the GST. "The history of superannuation tax changes under both major parties has been tinkering that undermines confidence in the system. If the major parties do not commit to a holistic, evidence-based ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... and is bestowed by inheritances. This is layered with the historic and ongoing impacts of colonialism, comprising the two major drivers of billionaire wealth accumulation. "In Australia, 35% of billionaire wealth is inherited, and the impacts of colonialism's ...