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Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Racial and ethnic inequity is a systemic risk that "threatens lives, companies, communities, and our economy", according to one of the largest global fund managers. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) president and chief executive Cyrus Taraporevala ...

MTAA Super awards scholarships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
The industry fund has awarded 15 scholarships to members and non-members to put towards further education in automotive and related industries. MTAA Super said the scholarships are worth up to $5000, with the total standing at $50,000 across 15 winners. ...

Senior appointments at HLB Mann Judd

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
HLB Mann Judd has made several director appointments in its Adelaide and Sydney offices, including a new tax director in the South Australian firm. Peter Wirtz will take on the position of tax director in Adelaide, an appointment which HLB Mann Judd ...

AIST appoints two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has appointed a new general manager memberships and partnerships and a new general manager professional development to drive a bigger focus on membership engagement. The appointments also aim ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Facebook appears unfazed by antitrust lawsuits filed by 46 US states and the Federal Trade Commission seeking to force the social media giant to divest key assets, labelling the actions 'revisionist history'. The FTC and 48 Attorneys General ...

Amazon Web Services expands Australian operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will open a second infrastructure region in Australia next year, assisting the financial services industry to run applications and serve end users from data centres around the country. The AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region ...

Aware Super completes WA Super merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
The industry superannuation fund has completed its merger with WA Super initiated earlier this year and now has $135 billion in assets and one million members. The merger gives Aware Super 60,000 members in Western Australia. The smaller fund's ...

Elanor healthcare fund continues expansion

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Elanor Investors Group has announced its fourth acquisition to the Elanor Healthcare Real Estate Fund (EHREF) with the purchase of a medical facility. The fund acquired a multi-tenanted medical facility in Rockingham, Western Australia for $22.9 million ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has called for greater investment in China despite rising tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets ...

Zurich launches new fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
Zurich Investments has launched a new fund based on the structural changes that will change the way we live over the next decade. The Global Thematic Focus Fund will consist of three to six high conviction investment themes with a portfolio of 35 to ...