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RBA progresses digital currency project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have released joint research report, providing an update on the possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) the two are exploring. The report titled Australian ...

QIC adds to multi-sector private debt team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... debt team is expanding with the appointment of Carlo Lucci as an associate director. Lucci has a background in leveraged finance, corporate and institutional banking, private credit, mergers and acquisition transaction services, corporate advisory, and ...

AMP's Edwina Maloney joins ASFA board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... Covenant." Dransfield also thanked outgoing director Howes for her contributions to ASFA as a policy committee member, finance and risk committee chair, industry efficiency policy council chair, and human resources and remuneration committee member.

Former fund manager, philanthropist Brian Sherman passes away

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... and the Jewish community. He was also director of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and chair of its Finance Committee, chair of ASX-listed Aberdeen Leaders Limited, chair of several listed investment companies in the US and Canada ...

NZ Super shifts $25bn to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... towards net zero annually under a framework for the New Zealand Crown Financial Institutions, as agreed with the Minister of Finance last year. The fund noted it will continue to obtain some of its benchmark index exposure via derivative instruments ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
According to new data, this year could be the most challenging in recent history to retire. Natixis IM shared its annual NIM Global Retirement Index (GRI) data and report named Danger Zone and said market downfall, low rates and inflation are taking ...

AFA award finalists named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
Finalists for the 2022 Adviser of the Year award and the Female Excellence in Advice (FEIA) award have been announced by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Zurich and TAL. Charles Badenach from Main Street Financial Solutions, Felicity Cooper ...

Legendary US adviser backs Lumiant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
Advice platform Lumiant has received backing from high-profile US financial adviser, investor and personal finance commentator Ric Edelman. While the size of the investment was not disclosed, the cash injection is expected to accelerate Lumiant's international ...

Climate skills development needed: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... delegates to the Conference of Major Super Funds a sneak peek of work the Institute has been undertaking into sustainable finance skills, with a particular focus on climate skills. The research follows similar studies done in Canada and Ireland that ...

Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Australian workers' financial stress has risen sharply, costing the economy $67 billion in lost productivity annually. According to AMP's 2022 Financial Wellness report, stress is higher than ever, almost doubling over the past two years. "The ...