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Thematic ETP launches lag funds flow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
New research shows it takes about 15 months for new thematic products to launch after a change in funds flow patterns. According to a study by Rainmaker Information, products manufacturers are taking about five quarters to bring new products to market ...

ASIC probes super fund, investment manager greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating several listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating ...

Super funds, sovereign investors back $1bn VC fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
Blackbird Ventures has raised the nation's largest venture capital fund, receiving over $1 billion in committed capital from some of Australia and New Zealand's largest institutions. The fund consists of a $284 million core fund, $668 million follow-on ...

North adds to investment menu

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... further 12 managed portfolios to its investment offering. In partnering with BlackRock, North has designed the platform's first international equity portfolio, dubbed the iShares Enhanced Strategic International Managed Portfolio. Comprising 10-20 ...

Credit Suisse restructures investment bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Following a strategic review, Credit Suisse will undertake a "radical" restructure of its investment bank and cut thousands of jobs. Credit Suisse chair Axel P. Lehmann said the group has "become unfocused" in recent years and the new strategy is "the ...

Yarra Capital adds sustainability lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Yarra Capital has appointed its first chief sustainability officer in Erin Kuo. Kuo is tasked with leading Yarra's corporate sustainability and work closely with Yarra's investment team on ESG integration. Kuo most recently worked as a consulting, advising ...

ASIC takes first action over greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
ASIC has taken its first action for greenwashing against ASX-listed energy company Tlou Energy. Tlou has paid a total of $53,280 to comply with four infringement notices issued by ASIC over concerns about alleged false or misleading sustainability-related ...

FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... protections will be added to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s Life Insurance Code of Practice, including the industry's first guidelines on family and domestic violence, as well as new protections in the genetics moratorium. The new guidelines ...

Citi launches digital proxy voting service

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
Citi Securities Services has launched its digital proxy voting service, Vote Connect Total, in Australia and New Zealand. The tool will be provided by Proxymity and allows golden source meeting announcements and agendas to be published directly from ...

Separation of ANZ P&I business completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Several years in the making, Insignia Financial has finally completed the separation of the pensions and investments business, in a first of its kind move. This is the first time a superannuation business has been separated from a big four bank, with ...