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ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Wealth managers are increasingly using ETFs to incorporate ethical and responsible investing, flagging that this strategy will eventually substitute the actively-managed part of their portfolios. More than half (55%) of the global 191 institutional ...

Adelaide fund manager adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
An Adelaide fund manager has added a former federal treasury analyst to its board. Kellie Stocker has joined the Angas Securities board as a non-executive director. Stocker has previously worked a legal and economic consultant in the federal treasury ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
National Australia Bank has hired 500 new employees to its private and business banking division, in a bid to get the "engine room of the economy firing again". It comes following the recruitment of 52 people to support NAB's private bank and 400 recruits ...

Calls for aged care overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Australia's aged care system is failing and needs to be overhauled, according to the Grattan Institute. Grattan health program director Stephen Duckett said the care and support of older Australians must come before the profits of private providers. ...

Chief economist update: Winter of Europe's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day." - Dr. Seuss They've had their fun in the sun but now, like it or not (certainly not), Europe could well have to sit it out and hibernate for the ...

Fintechs receive JobMaker funding boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
Fintechs and regtechs are among the beneficiaries of the Federal Government's $800 million package aiming to help businesses boost their digital capabilities as part of the JobMaker scheme. The JobMaker Digital Business Plan will give fintechs a $9.6 ...

Superhero nabs new recruits

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
Newly launched online trading platform Superhero has nabbed two new recruits, including a former Commonwealth Bank executive and Shaw and Partners manager, as sign ups and activity across the low-cost platform soar. Superhero co-founder and chief executive ...

Multi-strategy fund launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
A boutique Australian investment manager has launched a fund that uses sophisticated quantitative and foreign-exchange trading strategies. The Ferguson Hyams Multi-Strategy Fund was made available in mid-August and managed by Bermuda-registered Incu ...

RBA, ASIC provide CHESS guidance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia have outlined their expectations for the replacement of ASX's clearing and settlement system CHESS, as it shifts towards more contemporary and flexible software. The importance of replacing the system in a timely ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
The Prime Minister has given an indication of what will be revealed in next week's federal budget with a focus on tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending. Prime Minister Scott Morrison gave the insight during his National Press Club address ...