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Sandi Orleow joins ECP board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... associations including CEW (Chief Executive Women), WOB (Women on Boards), the EY Director Program Alumni and the CFA Society speaks volumes on her commitment to fostering environments that integrate new ideas into traditional businesses. "We are looking ...

EQT brings new strategy to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... Infrastructure enables individuals and institutions alike to play a role in supporting businesses that offer essential services to society, while benefitting from EQT's demonstrated approach to investing and relentless focus on performance," Vettorato ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... funds, primarily through regulation, which has expanded in line with both the size and growing significance of pensions in society. This has been particularly evident in countries such as Canada, Australia, and the UK." The 22 countries collectively ...

Realm House hires from Plato

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... division. He previously worked at Westpac, Axa, Treasury Corp of Victoria, and IFM Investors. Tung is active in the CFA Society as an examiner and mentor. He will report to Realm's head of strategy and risk, Ken Liow. "We are delighted that Simon ...

Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... ongoing equity market volatility, investors are seeking stable and growing income streams. Real assets are the backbone of society, so even in slower growth periods they offer a compelling, lower-risk income exposure." "With positive earnings and dividend ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... share of taxes, so we can fund essential services like healthcare, education, and climate action - and build a fairer society for all." On the global stage, Oxfam found that the richest 1% in the Global North extracted $46.1 million an hour through financial ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... encourage people to save and reduce dependency on the Age Pension, they are not designed to be used by the very wealthiest in society to avoid paying tax." The Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions reform hit a snag last November when it failed ...

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... portfolio analyst at Colonial Mutual Investment Management and an actuarial assistant at Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited. "During my time at UniSuper, I've been fortunate to work alongside exceptional directors, chief executives, and ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... early, menopause is impacting their financial situation now and into the future, meaning that families, workplaces, and society are all affected by menopause, due to the reduced economic and social contribution of women," MetLife Australia chief customer ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... private markets are an essential source of creative and long-term capital to finance fundamental structural shifts in society. "Investors are recognising the potential of private assets to drive positive change, and, therefore, higher returns," Wunderlin ...