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Australia more worried about inflation: Nuveen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... extreme weather, uncertainty around interest rates and inflation, the disruptive impact of Covid, and wider recognition of social inequality," Nuveen managing director and head of Australia Andrew Kleinig said. "The survey shows there are many similarities ...

UniSuper makes venture capital play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... and technology developed by its five partners, with the stated aim of identifying investment opportunities with positive social or environmental impact. The universities that own Uniseed provide around half of all patents created by research organisations ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... that regulators are concerned about - from investors, with limited financial education, being pushed into scams through social media to retail platforms "gamifying" trading to attract younger investors and tempt users to trade more regularly. The paper ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... retirement. ISA suggested that over the long term, affordable childcare could also improve the Budget bottom line by reducing social security payments and the age pension, adding extra income and super tax earnings while cutting the gender super gap. ...

ASIC scrutinises managed fund marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... also reminded financial product providers that the physical limitations of a medium - for example, character limits on social media sites - are not an excuse for mis-marketing.

Research reveals investment differentiators between sexes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... particularly young men, are four times more likely than women to follow "finfluencer" advice, citing "whatever's trending on social media" as a priority when making investment decisions. Risk factor was the overall top priority for both men and women ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
The corporate regulator has issued information for social media influencers who discuss financial products and the licensees who use them, warning they face substantial penalties if their content contravenes financial services law. The information sheet ...

First Sentier adds to RI, sustainability team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... International, where she led research projects and produced technical guidance on a range of topics including environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, nature-related risks, net zero climate alignment, the blue economy and sustainable infrastructure ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Industry fund Hostplus has committed to net zero by 2050, in line with Australia's commitment to the Paris Agreement. "Climate change represents a significant financial risk to global markets and economies over the longer term. We have a responsibility ...

Startup launches risk retention option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... are excited to be bringing this flexible and innovative life insurance option to the Australian market and to provide a social wellbeing and quality of life benefit to those we partner with whilst also helping the insurance industry provide sustainable ...