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DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors. In 2021, a whistleblower - former DWS group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler - came forward with claims the asset manager was making misleading public statements about its commitment ...

The super fund scouring the dark web to protect members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... individuals to let them know what data is out there and what actions they need to take. CSC chief information security officer Daminda Kumara told Financial Standard that the dark web data spike took off after the pandemic, likely due to greater technology ...

The tax system is being weaponised to inflict abuse, ombudsman says

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Over two million Australians, mostly women, have suffered financial abuse at the hands of an intimate partner, sometimes through the weaponisation of the tax system, with impacts that can be "devastating and long-lasting" to survivors and their families ...

Pella Global Generations Fund launches in NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... market volatility underpinned by geopolitical tensions and US President Donald Trump's tariffs, Pella chief investment officer Jordan Cvetanovksi said: "The legacy of Trump-era policies has increasingly weighed on the US stock market, leading to ...

iExtend appoints chief operating officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
iExtend has appointed Michael Hull as chief operating officer with the aim to enhance its operational frameworks and to ensure compliance and regulatory standards continue to be delivered as the business grows. Hull brings a broad business background ...

Otivo launches AI-powered advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... The AI-powered feature ensures every response is catalogued and automatically audited by Otivo. Otivo chief information officer Nathan Isterling told Financial Standard the new tool is available to Otivo users - excluding Colonial First State - as part ...

Rest awards US$300m mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... funds two million members, while also supporting essential infrastructure development. Rest's interim co-chief investment officer Simon Esposito noted the growing demand for infrastructure financing as businesses invest in essential projects to support ...

Plenary names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... Plenary Group has named its new chief executive as incumbent David Lamming exits the post on July 1. Chief investment officer Paul Crowe takes over the top job. He joined the firm in 2005, involved in structuring and executing most of the major infrastructure ...

Buyout firm nabs GQG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... as an investment specialist and analyst. GQG Partners was founded by former Vontobel Asset Management chief investment officer and co-chief executive Rajiv Jain in 2016 as an independent boutique equities manager. Abernethy left his role as CFS's ...

MSC appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... chief. Credited with bringing commerciality to the risk side of the business, Brown has served as both the chief compliance officer and chief risk officer, covering regulatory responsibilities for the group's trustee, custody and fund administration ...