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Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... (again while maintaining a generous buffer) - may be needed to ensure that funding for quality aged care services is sustainable," Grattan said. Other items aimed at increasing revenues include redesigning the Stage 3 tax cuts so they are less generous ...

SG Hiscock commences abrdn fund changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... in establishing this relationship," abrdn said. Separate to the deal with SG Hiscock, abrdn is reducing fees on its Sustainable Emerging Opportunities Fund. Having conducted a review, abrdn has decided to cut management fees from 1.50% to 0.99%. The ...

Maple-Brown Abbott relaunches sustainable fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... repositioned the Maple-Brown Abbott Responsible Investment Fund and relaunched it as the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Sustainable Future Fund. The changes include updates to the screening process that look to ensure all portfolio holdings have a positive ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... "With small businesses confronting an increasingly uncertain global economic outlook, this reinforces the need for a sustainable wage increase for the 2.66 million award employees under the Fair Work Commission's annual wage review," he said. Looking ...

QIC secures stake in smart metering company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... Act in Australia. In March, QIC announced its plans to build a 40-story building at 101 Albert Street, Brisbane, a sustainable development project worth $750 million. In February, QIC secured private debt deals in PRP Diagnostic Imaging (PRP) and The ...

BlackRock eyes new ETF products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... iShares Future Tech Innovators ETF (ITEK). IBAL and IGRO aim to offer investors core exposure to a globally diversified, sustainable multi-asset portfolio, tailored to either balanced or growth risk considerations. ITEK is designed to provide investors ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... investors. The findings will shape ASIC's strategic priorities concerning retail investor harm, focusing on crypto assets, sustainable finance, scams, and Australia's design and distribution (DDO) laws. The report revealed a steady increase in retail ...

Canadian pension fund buys Aussie spud farm

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... farming sector both in Australia and worldwide, and we are focused on using this experience to deliver long-term, sustainable growth with Mitolo Family Farms." Completion of the transaction is expected to occur by June 30.

Australian Retirement Trust names investment strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... as deputy investment chief, with Herbert Chang as head of capital markets. Nicole Bradford will oversee ART's sustainable investment, and Michael Weaver will run global real assets. Elizabeth Kumaru remains head of private corporate assets, with ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... steering UBS so successfully, the task at hand is an urgent and challenging one," he said. "In order to do it in a sustainable and successful way, and in the interest of all stakeholders involved, we need to thoughtfully and systematically assess all ...