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Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Aware Super will now offer employees paid menopause leave, as the Finance Sector Union (FSU) launches an industry-wide survey on the impact of menopause and menstruation in the workplace in tandem with World Menopause Day. The Australian Institute of ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Globally, alternatives' assets under management (AUM) will reach around $33 trillion (US$24.5tn) by the conclusion of 2028, up from the estimated $22 trillion (US$16.3tn) expected at the end of 2023. According to Preqin's Future of Alternatives ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
The escalation of armed violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) raises investor concerns over business responsibility under international humanitarian law (IHL). Investors are increasingly interested in understanding their risks ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
Global insurers are rethinking their investment strategies, with 60% revising strategic asset allocations (SAA) to prioritise flexibility and new opportunities, according to a BlackRock study. In its annual Global insurance report, BlackRock indicated ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions in its investment portfolio by 43% by 2030 on the way to net zero by 2050. The $260 billion super fund has released its Net Zero 2050 Roadmap, outlining how the fund plans to ...

Former adviser lands in jail

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
A former financial adviser who took more than $1 million from clients to feed his online gambling addiction has been sentenced to jail for five years. The District Court of Western Australia found Mark Raymond Sebo guilty of misappropriating $1,056,685.18 ...

Ring-fencing super for aged care adds complexity, cost: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
In a submission to the Aged Care Taskforce, which is currently evaluating the fairness and sustainability of aged care funding in Australia, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has voiced strong opposition to ring-fencing superannuation ...

Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
Wheelhouse Partners has rebranded its global equity strategy to reflect how investors use the fund within their alternatives allocation. The Wheelhouse Global Equity Income Fund, which has about $100 million in assets under management, is now known ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
In the first half of 2023, 55% of Australian equity funds underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 index, according to the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard. But the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard - which measures the performance of actively managed ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Outgoing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe has spoken of the difficulty of navigating his tenure in an era dominated by social media and clickbait, and said he remains confident the bank's decisions supported the population's economic ...