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Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... trials extended to critical workforces, many of which are in the public sector. Turning to white-collar industries, the Finance Sector Union (FSU) is currently lobbying Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to adopt a four-day work week. FSU national secretary ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... fundamental shift." However, a key issue is the lack of skill set within the industry, Noble said. "Two-thirds of sustainable finance professionals believe there is a skills shortage within Australia," he said. "There are new areas of demand that are ...

Link Group appoints general manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... solutions business (RSS). Morberger brings over 25 years' experience across superannuation, administration, banking and finance, most recently serving as director of asset and wealth management at KPMG Australia. She has also held senior leadership positions ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... large business interest rates, recent increases in lending rates could have a larger impact on SMEs' overall cost of finance compared to large businesses, the RBA said, as small practices generally rely more on bank loans given that they have fewer ...

TAA urges active recruitment for industry sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... "Graduates of study areas such as mathematics, computing and information systems, accounting, business management, banking and finance, economics, and law had short-term, full-time employment outcomes of around 80%." One area that needs to be improved ...

Aware Super restructures investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... equities, rates fixed income in both domestic and global markets. "He will also be pivotal in delivering a securities finance strategy that will not only originate but structure trades to optimise collateral and liquidity to generate returns for the ...

Equity Trustees wins Northleaf Capital mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... credit fund that specialises in senior secured direct lending to private-equity backed firms and asset-based speciality finance investments across North America, Europe, and Australia. Equity Trustees' latest mandate follows its appointment as trustee ...

Barings takes over Gryphon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... access to capital and strengthen its ability to deliver its long-term growth strategy. Barings head of global structured finance William Award said: "We see a significant opportunity to expand out platform in Australia, a strategic market with strong ...

Canadian VC fund invests in Aussie fintech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... helping the agri-enterprise industry and the financial services materially transform the way it lends, insures, invests finance and allocates capital in a world with increased concerns associated with global food security." Meanwhile, DAS co-founder ...

Wealth managers bracing for compensation claims

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... the next five years to compensate clients for not doing enough to understand client risk suitability. The behavioural finance experts found that 77% expect regulatory change will result in the need to better understand risk tolerance and suitability. ...