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Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... were favourable for Australia which currently ranks 6 th, behind Norway, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Denmark. "This places us well ahead of many of our advanced economy peers who are our most likely competitors for foreign capital," Peter said. ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... supply chains away from China toward other regions. We expect this to provide a secular tailwind in capital investment in places such as Mexico, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam," Grana said. Still, EM is highly volatile with unavoidable events. Speaking ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... should be discouraged from undertaking testing out of fear it may impact their ability to get life insurance. "This decision places Australia as a world leader in removing barriers to genetic testing by stopping the use of adverse predictive test results ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks, government funds slide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... which determines the rankings using June 2023 figures. AustralianSuper ranks highest, coming in at 16 th and moving up two places since 2022. It is most closely followed by Australian Retirement Trust at 22 nd and Future Fund at 25 th. Aware Super has ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... that the defence industry has been at the forefront of technological development and advancement. "This sector generally places a greater emphasis on research and development, leading to numerous innovations that have filtered through to mainstream applications ...

Rest rebrands with new look

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... We know our members value seamless, intuitive digital experiences and they want to see this represented across all the places they interact with us, including on their smartphones," Potts said. "Around 70% of our members are mobile-first. By default ...

Aware Super welcomes new chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... by an independent talent search firm. "Attracting a chair of Christine's calibre reflects the importance Aware Super places on good governance and its deep expertise in delivering optimal member experiences," Faulkner said. Further, chief executive ...

Cbus hires from VFMC for key ESG role

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... monitoring of investment managers and assets, McKay added. More broadly, the fund's responsible investing approach also places strong emphasis on active stewardship, evidence-based research, and transparency.

Data concerns land Fiducian with additional licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... an attestation regarding the accuracy of data and governance processes for data submissions, the regulator said. "APRA places a high degree of reliance on the quality and accuracy of the data we receive to drive greater transparency of the industry and ...

Australia climbs global wealth ranks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... to a relatively small 1.8 percentile rise in the child's rank," PC commissioner Catherine de Fontenay said. "This result places us near the top of the global rankings for income mobility between generations, alongside the Scandinavian countries." However ...