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First Super appoints to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... resource economist, including a two-year secondment to the Canadian Forest Service and senior roles in the Australian Government in research and policy including with the CSIRO and ABARES. Currently, Stephens serves as Timber Queensland chief executive ...

VanEck to launch three fixed income ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
VanEck is set to launch three Australian government bond ETFs, giving investors and financial advisers access to various maturity profiles. The funds management firm's upcoming product suite, scheduled for release on September 28, introduces three ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... fact that climate risk was not disclosed when she chose to invest approximately $1000 in exchange traded Australian government bonds through the CommSec app earlier that year. O'Donnell and other plaintiffs she represented did not seek damages. The ...

IGR to spark fresh retirement income consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... the economy. According to the report, mandatory superannuation will lead to a decrease in expenditure on Australian government age and service pensions from approximately 2.3% of GDP in the fiscal year 2022-2023 to about 2.0% of GDP by the fiscal year ...

AAC at centre of billionaire insider trading scheme

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... insurance coverage relating to cattle lost in the flooding and the losses were not expected to be covered by the Australian government. The indictment alleges Lewis took this information and advised two acquaintances - private pilots - to sell the AAC ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... Monetary Policy, the document that captures the shared understanding of monetary policy between the RBA and the Australian government, will have the board as the signatory, not solely the governor. Lowe added the revised statement is anticipated to be ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
After serving as chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for more than 10 years, Simon O'Connor is leaving at the end of this year. O'Connor took the position in February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit ...

IFM Investors names chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... sector, having previously held roles such as Australian Council of Trade Unions senior industrial officer and Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST) chief executive. Most recently, she was chief executive of Industry Fund Services. ...

Australia lags in global fund disclosure: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... external bond fund, it need only disclose the name of the fund manager, obscuring whether the investment was in Australian government debt, emerging-market bonds, and so on. If the external fund had exposure to a 'blow-up', such as Credit Suisse ...

AEP, GSFM launch Australian film fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... be in high demand. Australia is also perceived as being a "safe" place for film and TV production. "The Australian government rebates and production incentives lead the world," Basser said. This was reinforced by the federal government's increase of ...