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How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... programs accounted for 71% of all expenditures, with the biggest two accounting for 52%. In a tumultuous global economic environment, and a massively disrupted one at home in Australia, any federal treasurer has much less room to move than we may appreciate. ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
ASIC will tighten its scrutiny of greenwashing as part of the Labor government's crackdown on protecting investors against investment scams and other misconduct from product issuers. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers bolstered ASIC enforcement activity ...

Qualitas signs $1bn credit mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... significant sources of capital across our private credit strategies to accelerate deployment momentum. The market environment is currently placing a premium on the provision of liquidity and Qualitas is a part with the scale of capital to provide this ...

BlackRock to list low-cost property and infrastructure ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... alternative strategies or for more tactical and granular ETF exposures which may be appropriate in the current investment environment. "BlackRock believes more Australians would benefit from access to financial advice, and today's move by iShares ...

Kilter Rural launches $500m agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... Kilter Rural adds value in three ways. "One is best management agricultural practice, the second is protecting the environment and working on carbon credits and biodiversity credits, and the third is managing water and access to water," he said. "While ...

Future Super accused of greenwashing via Facebook post

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Future Super has been handed an infringement notice by ASIC over a Facebook post that implied all its funds under management had been invested in fossil fuels prior to transitioning to Future Super. The $13,320 infringement notice follows ASIC raising ...

Wendy Norris quits Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... including shareholders, boards, government and finance across ours and many sectors is key for the evolving business environment we are in. Importantly, Wendy's relationships will serve all stakeholders well in assuring OneFortyOne continues as a ...

Lazard to reduce workforce by 10%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... US$95 million in expenses. The cuts will occur across all businesses, with the decision made "in light of the current environment," it said. As of December 2022, Lazard employs close to 3500 globally. "The first quarter was marked by economic uncertainty ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... companies are struggling or running out of money, they're going to go to safe places to work and a more secure environment," Worn said. Interestingly, there are teams comprising people that understand the industry well but have no experience building ...

Future Fund trumps market averages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... on investor skill rather than market risk, reflecting our belief that this approach will be better rewarded in an environment where higher inflation and rates make market returns less certain." "Our focus remains on protecting the portfolio from a range ...