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Federation AM launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... investors, offering exposure to Federation's ESG-oriented alternative investments in healthcare, sustainable energy, and social and disability property assets. F2 will publish daily pricing and allow investors to apply for or redeem units daily, offering ...

Social media pump and dumps gain traction

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The regulator has warned that pump and dump schemes are becoming a trend on social media. ASIC said it has observed a "concerning" trend of social media posts being used to coordinate pump and dump activity in listed stocks. It's now issued a reminder ...

NZ Super Fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... and purpose. He has a wide perspective on matters both investment and enterprise-related, and a firm understanding of the social and environmental impacts of investment decision making, she said. "I look forward to working with him and sharing in the ...

AFA chief outlines vision

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... more Australians to a brighter and more secure financial future. Consumers need to be able to afford advice for the common social good."

ASIC worried about finfluencers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... insurance and cashflows but view professional advice as too expensive. "They may have gone online and got some advice from a social media influencer, or a finfluencer," Longo said. He added that ASIC is looking into the conflation of personal and general ...

Hostplus grilled on common ownership, collusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Hostplus was grilled about its relationship with IFM Investors at a parliamentary hearing that sought to uncover any evidence of collusion and anti-competitiveness. MP Tim Wilson, who chaired the Standing Committee on Economics hearing on common ownership ...

Economic recap: Week to September 17

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... "Mao cap" included. That was Mao's ideology, to create a homogeneous society that's indistinguishable by gender, social class or age. Then again, where Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' failed, Deng Xiaoping's "Open Door" and "socialism ...

Advisers embrace technology, lack budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... include websites responsive to mobile phones (81.9% up from 77.6% in 2021); educational email newsletters to clients (71.3%); social media (60.6%); and tools such as retirement calculators (64.9%). Those advisers that successfully deployed technology ...

HESTA to support young women in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... typically underrepresented by women such as risk and compliance, digital and technology and investments. Girls of Impact is a social enterprise delivering content, events, intersectional workshops and mentoring programs to support women in navigating ...

Investors demand credible climate information

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
Retail investors would have greater confidence in sustainability information it was subject to independent assurance, new research shows. The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) Investor Confidence Survey recorded 87% of investors ...