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Mirova targets super funds in multi-billion dollar raise

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... Mirova Energy Transition 6 (MET6) and confirmed it's seeking investments from super funds. Natixis Investment Managers country head of Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said Mirova has both the experience and expertise to bring the very best ESG ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... however, has flagged that it will re-enter the wealth management sector after it exited in 2015. UBS Asset Management country head for Australia and New Zealand Alison Telfer told the panel that it was "a happy change for us in Australia". "We think ...

NAB commits to $1bn of lending to boost First Nations businesses

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... business has been successful, so the time was right to increase its target. "There is a little bit of dislocation in the country right now, following the failure of the referendum," he said. "We feel that this is an important point for us to announce ...

Power50: Most influential advisers named

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
Now in its 10 th year, the Financial Standard Power50 list showcases the most influential financial advisers in the country in 2023. Financial Standard has released its annual Power50 list, comprising a vibrant and diverse mix of familiar faces and ...

Fidelity launches global long-short fund to Aussie market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... long and 25 to 35 short positions. Further, the actively managed global equities fund aims to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index NR (ACWI), after fees, over seven years. Fidelity managing director Lawrence Hanson explained that the decision ...

Crypto exchanges to obey financial services rulebook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... the crypto industry." "Digital assets are so clearly the future of financial services," she said. "It's imperative the country keeps pace with our international peers, with a robust regulatory framework." However, Kraken Australia managing director Jonathon ...

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... including those posed by its ageing population, and is targeting €100 billion by the mid-2030s. Announced as part of the country's 2024 budget package, finance minister Michael McGrath said laws will be introduced to mandate the government annually ...

Global economy 'remarkably resilient', faces growth challenges: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... those in Africa, she highlighted. "This results in deepening divergence in economic fortunes between and within different country groups. Part of it comes from 'economic scarring.' We estimate that the cumulative global output loss from successive shocks ...

Skynet adviser stole $10.2m: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... by ASIC in April, stole $10,152,061.93 from 38 clients between 10 October 2014 and 9 January 2019, documents from the Country Court of Victoria show. In most cases, Nugara convinced clients to transfer their savings or rollover monies in their superannuation ...

NextGen Financial Group forced into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... advisers that landed in hot water. Most recently, former NextGen adviser David Mario Valvo was banned from leaving the country and saw his assets frozen as ASIC investigates if he inappropriately charged clients' super funds. ASIC dealt out a three-year ...