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Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... up to 50,000 places in the scheme available per year and open up the scheme in regional areas to those who are not purchasing their first property. The renewed scheme will include, 35,000 guarantees each year - up from the current 10,000, from 1 July ...

Can Russia use crypto to get around sanctions?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... as due to the nature of crypto and crypto exchanges it would be very difficult to place any restrictions on Russians purchasing, trading, or using cryptocurrencies. "Because it is peer interaction-based, where peers are anonymous, it is hard to impose ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
Vanguard has suspended the purchasing of Russian securities from all its actively managed funds and is also working to divest passive holdings. In a statement, Vanguard said its total exposure to Russia only accounts for about 0.01% of client assets ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... disrupt the $10 trillion-dollar industry of ETFs. A self-confessed sneaker fanatic, Neiron likens direct indexing to purchasing a pair of customised Nikes. "When it comes to shoes, are every pair of Nikes customised? No. "You might try to create your ...

Millions of trees needed to offset NFTs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... that an average NFT will produce 211kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere because of the process of creating and purchasing the digital artwork. NFT Club therefore estimates that over a lifetime it takes 3.52 trees to offset an NFT. "Minting a brand ...

AMP Capital PrivateMarketsCo hires chief financial officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... Australian Pacific Airports Corporation. Lennie also currently holds the position of chair of the Victorian Government Purchasing Board. Lennie was previously director of private markets with the Future Fund. "Nadine is incredibly well-regarded in the ...

Natixis sells Fiera Capital interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... strategic and efficient capital allocation decisions is a fundamental pillar of Fiera Capital's strategy. Accordingly, purchasing shares from Natixis Investment Managers represents a unique opportunity for us to buy back our shares at an attractive ...

CountPlus reappoints chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... executive and managing director in February 2017," Rowe said. "From the initial turnaround strategy set in mid-2017, to purchasing Count Financial in late 2019, meeting the ongoing challenges of dislocation in the financial advice sector, and more recently ...

Cannon-Brookes takes stake in Rabbitohs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founder of survey software company Qualatrics Ryan Smith is the majority owner of the Jazz, purchasing his stake for US$1.66 billion. It is believed he invited Cannon-Brookes to invest in the team with him and that Cannon-Brookes' ...

Sunsuper, QSuper merger legislation passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... ongoing carbon reductions; fully disclose its investment portfolio as at December 31 in Q1 of next year; commit to purchasing only new assets that comply with the Paris goals; and a to report against the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosure ...