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Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic - and the freezing of nearly all economic activity it brought about -- was godsend to climate change activists. Recall those pictures of those bright, bright, sun-shiny days underscored by a CNN article (published last year) that ...

Westbridge FM expands fund lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The West Australian property fund manager has added to its series of diversified funds, open to retail and wholesale investors. The Westbridge Diversified Fund No. 4 is looking to purchase up to 12 assets to create a commercial property portfolio of ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on super funds to seriously consider climate change risks and commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in a new discussion paper. Climate change risk highlights mitigation strategies ...

Magellan director steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
A long standing non-executive director at Magellan Financial Group has announced his retirement from the board. Paul Lewis first joined the board in 2006 and was also chair of the remuneration and nominations committee and a member of the audit and ...

Class action legislation open for consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
Following industry backlash last year, the government has released exposure draft legislation for consultation on the distribution of class action proceeds in proceedings involving a litigation funder. If the legislation progresses, it will implement ...

Multi-family office adds lead regional role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
A global multi-family office has appointed a managing director, head of family office services for Asia Pacific as part of a broader expansion. Alvarium Investments has welcomed Peter Golovsky to the role, joining from IQ-EQ in Hong Kong where he was ...

AFA names Great Advice Awards winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
In place of its traditional awards program this year, the Association of Financial Advisers unveiled the recipients of the inaugural Great Advice Awards. AFA national president Michael Nowak said due to COVID-19 restrictions and being unable to host ...

Spaceship hikes Voyager fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
The micro-investing app is introducing a flat management fee to replace its current percentage-based fee structure, despite its chief executive previously saying there were no plans to increase fees. From November 1, customers invested in a Spaceship ...

New leadership at Zurich Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
Zurich Life & Investments has made three senior leadership appointments to its group insurance team. Francis Burgess will join Zurich Life & Investments in the newly created role of head of pricing, group insurance. He joins from TAL, where he was head ...

State Street bolsters SPDR team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
State Street Global Advisors has made four senior appointments within its SPDR exchange-traded funds business in Asia Pacific. Kathleen Gallagher has been appointed as head of SPDR ETFs Australia, in addition to her current role as head of ETF Model ...