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Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... arrangements and culturally adopted children as death beneficiaries. As previously reported by FS Sustainability, First Nations people are not properly supported when it comes to navigating industry identification verification processes to access financial ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... contributions to the average underage worker. The government should also recognise the unique cultural perspectives of First Nations peoples on wealth, sharing, and relationships, which are critical to improved access of beneficiaries to super by amending ...

NAB names new chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... business and private banking performance and been a tireless advocate for the agriculture sector, small business and First Nations business." At the same time, Chronican paid tribute to McEwan, who joined NAB in December 2019 with a mandate for change ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... emphasised that a larger underlying issue is Australia's weak post-pandemic productivity, ranking poorly among developed nations. This has driven unit labor costs - wages adjusted for productivity - significantly above the RBA's 2-3% inflation ...

US investor tips $200m into Wingate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... below-trend currency rates, makes us a comparatively appealing investment destination in comparison to many other developed nations," Jacobson said. "At Wingate, we currently see significant opportunity in residential real estate private credit, especially ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Two years on, Russia's continuous attacks have killed 9614 Ukrainians as at September 2023, according to the United Nations, while its destruction of civilian infrastructure resulted in over 6.5 million refugees. ART, AustralianSuper, Hostplus, and ...

JANA wins another NFP mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
Investment consultant JANA has scored a mandate from a charitable organisation that is the steward of some $1.6 billion in assets. Uniting Financial Services (UFS), the lending and investment arm of the Uniting Church Synod of New South Wales and the ...

First Nations Groups launch scholarship for Indigenous women in financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
First Nations Economics and First Nations Foundation, two Indigenous organisations dedicated to economic empowerment, have launched a $120,000 scholarship program targeted at women studying finance and business. The Leah Armstrong Scholarship will grant ...

Former director sentenced to over four years imprisonment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
... 2015 and 6 January 2020, Naseeruddin dishonestly obtained more than $520,000 from six investors, including three First Nations investors from rural New South Wales. He misled the victims by promising that their funds would be invested in property developments ...

Adviser with Investport links sees ban affirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... Australia. She also stated she was concerned it would prohibit her from providing pro bono advice to vulnerable women and First Nations people and impact her ability to be admitted as a legal practitioner. However, the AAT said there was no other suitable ...