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Insignia Financial plans advice business transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... Insignia Financial outlined a raft of changes that it says will enable it to "competitively leverage opportunities for sustainable growth." The most significant change will be to its Advice Services business, where it will introduce a partnership ownership ...

UniSuper awards impact mandate, inks industrial deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... exclusive institutional mandate with a boutique impact investor, while also purchasing an industrial portfolio from a major global pension fund worth more than $1 billion. The $120 billion super fund has mandated NorthStar Impact, which invests in listed ...

Super sector falling behind in cyber security: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... cybersecurity was simply a compliance tick are over, he added, with super funds cracking down now more than ever following multiple global data breaches. Rao said funds have previously erred on the side of collecting more data than required, so when ...

IFM drops $50m on local infrastructure player

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... backed utilities and communications provider Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA), making a $50 million investment. The global fund manager said it entered into a binding agreement with SUPA Group, which provides dual energy infrastructure and technologies ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... diversity policies. ESG was being shunned by some because it was being used as too general a term, says Michael Viehs, global head of sustainable investing at Partners Capital. "For me, there is no such thing as ESG investing," he said. "ESG is not the ...

ESR appoints investment, operating chiefs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... Lawson most recently served as ESR Australia's chief financial officer and brings over 20 years of experience in leading global real estate investment and financial services companies. Prior to joining ESR, Lawson was an executive director and chief ...

Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... Calastone has recorded in the last five years in its analysis of Australia's unlisted domiciled managed funds sector. Global equity funds led the exodus of investor funds, suffering $1.52 billion in outflows. Australian equities fared relatively ...

abrdn's Jollie outlines next steps

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
Having overhauled the global investment manager's local business, Brett Jollie has finally confirmed his departure calling it a planned exit. "It is something I've been working towards since last December when we announced the restructure of ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... ARCHIMED invests exclusively in the healthcare industries, with a focus on enhancing sustainable development and improving global health and economic conditions. However, the private equity firm avoids "higher-risk" areas of healthcare, like drug development. ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... RIAA into it's next stage of growth," O'Connor said. O'Connor will also step aside as chair of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA). UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association chief executive James Alexander will take ...