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Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... income group, as well as the company's Asia-Pacific chief investment officer. Davis is also a member of the US department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets.

Future Group commences organisational restructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
Future Group is undertaking an organisational restructure to consolidate the operations of its subsidiaries, smartMonday, GuildSuper, and Verve Super, leading to job cuts. Future Group chief executive Simon Sheikh said in a letter to investors that ...

Family offices struggling to recruit: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Over three in four family offices across the globe are finding it difficult to recruit legal and compliance staff, new research by Ocorian reveals. Ocorian's latest global study, which surveyed 301 senior executives, including 50 family office investment ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... is vital to US national interests to ensure Israel is able to defend itself against the threats it faces," the State Department said in the article. Many super funds are guided by ESG policies that screen controversial weapons for actively managed investments ...

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... raised in Gadigal country. She was previously director, transforming Aboriginal outcomes (TAO) in the NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), where she was responsible for designing and implementing policies that contribute to improved ...

Ontario Teachers' names chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... oversee Ontario Teachers' Sustainable Investing activities and continue to lead its Global Investment Strategy (GIS) department, which builds conviction on responses to global shifts, including those related to geopolitics, sustainability, and technology. ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... grew 2.2%. Cafes, restaurants, and takeaway (up 4.3%) saw the largest year-on-year growth, followed by purchases at department stores (up 3.3%). ABS head of business statistics Robert Ewing said: "The strong rise suggests that consumers held back on ...

RBA names new chief economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has appointed a chief economist and assistant governor to lead its Economic Group, which comprises the Economic Analysis and Economic Research departments. Sarah Hunter assumes the position, taking over from Luci ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
IFM Investors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK government yesterday, formalising a $19 billion investment commitment for large-scale infrastructure and energy transition projects intended to be deployed by 2027. The MoU, which ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... ease of doing business, closely aligned culture, proximity to Europe and Northern America and warm support from the Department of Trade and Business and the City of London were also compelling factors in our decision to invest here." Business and Trade ...