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Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... to do so in the future. "There is strong appetite for investments that demonstrate good ESG standards among Australians young and old," Choi said. "Older, wealthier investors place greater importance in good corporate governance standards when selecting ...

Wealth manager promotes from within

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... career fairs and local universities. "We are also focused on getting the next generation into the firm and investing in young South Australians," Brazier said. The firm will take on 10 students and graduates in 2020, offering them a collaborative and ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
Low return expectations may be impacting first home purchases among younger Aussies, with investors turning towards equities and bonds to reap stronger returns. That's according to the latest analysis from Fidelity, which compared real (inflation-adjusted) ...

Super fund names new chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... strategy Michael McQueen. Zhang has over 11 years' experience in the financial services industry across consulting with Ernst & Young, investment consulting with Frontier Advisors and most recently at Media Super. Legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
A newly launched sub-plan of Aracon Super has officially launched, marketed to millennials with a PDS revealing relatively high fees, expensive insurance and big ambitions. Elevate Super launched today, after Financial Standard revealed its plans last ...

Wealth giants shrink advertising budgets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Australia's largest superannuation funds and wealth companies have largely cut back on their advertising spends over the past five years, documents from the Standing Committee on Economics show. Colonial First State, which is currently facing two ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
For the first time, climate crisis and environmental degradation have taken out the top five spots in a list ranking the risks most likely to impact the world over the coming decade. It comes as extreme weather events batter the world; with fires burning ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
BlackRock will double its ESG ETF offerings, dump investments in thermal coal and increase sustainable assets under management tenfold this decade. All this, just six months after it was revealed that BlackRock lost more than $133 billion by investing ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
More young Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... particularly as my family and I arrive in Australia amidst devastation from the bushfires," Federer said. "As the father of four young children and a fervent supporter of universal education, I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the youth ...