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ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Increasing demand for a better work-life balance has seen many ESG professionals looking to make a job switch, the newest Kaizen Recruitment salary guide found. The survey found there were multiple reasons why an ESG professional might be considering ...

Franklin Templeton's Brandywine Global launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
Franklin Templeton investment manager Brandywine Global has expanded its product suite with the launch of a Global Opportunistic Equity Fund for Australian investors. The $2.4 trillion asset manager said the fund will invest in 60 to 100 global companies ...

MSC Certane wins Suncorp mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
Suncorp Group has appointed Certane CT, a division of MSC Group, as trustee for its successful $360 million notes offer. The unsecured notes will be listed and tradeable on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from 15 May 2024 (ASX: SUNPJ). As the ...

JANA appoints new director of client development

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
JANA Investment Advisers has announced the appointment of Habib Chebli as director, client development. Chebli will be based in Melbourne and will be responsible for relationships with wholesale and institutional clients. He will be focused on enhancing ...

Vanguard backs current performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
championing its effectiveness in eliminating underperforming investment options and improving member outcomes. "At present, it is the only option presented that is objective, efficient, and timely to administer for both APRA and super funds and has ...

Court approves $16m DASS settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The Federal Court has approved the settlement reached in the $16 million class action brought against Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) following a two-week delay. Justice Thawley sought to gather more information for the victims in delaying ...

Sequoia chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The chair of Sequoia Financial Group, John Larsen, has resigned from the position and his replacement has been appointed. Larsen's last day as chair was April 18 following five years at the post. He will stay at Sequoia as a non-executive director and ...

Adam Blumenthal ordered to pay $850k

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
The Federal Court has ordered former director of EverBlu Capital and Creso Pharma Adam Blumenthal to pay $850,000 and be disqualified from managing corporation for five years for market rigging and breaching director duties. The court found Blumenthal ...

State supports move to close super loophole exploited by paedophiles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
South Australia has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to support a motion calling for the close of a legal loophole that protects paedophiles' superannuation from access by survivors of child sexual abuse. The Legislative Council unanimously ...

ATO targets crypto investors, sharing economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
Cryptocurrency and the sharing economy are two hotspots the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will target this financial year as too many investors continue to blunder their tax returns. With a horde of investors jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon ...