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Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... investment for SUSI. It positions our funds in a market with large potential to add further decentralized, clean power generation and energy solutions including storage and it represents an important diversification factor for our growing portfolio," ...

We must do better: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... focus on delivering better outcomes," he said. "We owe it to the many pioneers of our industry as well as the present generation and generations to come to do a better job each and every year." While the ASFA standard is widely accepted as the benchmark ...

FPA fines Henderson $50k

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... his paraplanners. He offered to refund McKenna about $5000 for the service. Two months after the Commission, AZ Next Generation Advisory confirmed Henderson Maxwell would merge with Adelaide-based Pride Advice after Henderson exited from the financial ...

Maximising retirement planning in an era of volatility

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Helping financial advisers find the best solutions and strategies for Baby Boomers, who own more than half of Australia's wealth, in an era of uncertainty underscored this year's Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income. Speaking ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... almost half of its ATMs are now smart ATMs, up from just a quarter five years ago. More than 70% of all electricity generation projects that the bank financed in 2018 were renewables including hydro. This is a gain of 6% over the previous year.

Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... conjunction with demographer Bernard Salt, launched a report titled Keating's super meets the digital natives: The next generation of super. The report is based on a survey of 80 businesses. More than a third (36%) believes the current super system is ...

Super-size me: Latest employment trends

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... demand in financial services, yet there's limited supply. "Proven expertise in data analytics, digital content generation, CRM software and media planning/strategy, for example, continued to be in strong demand," the review said. "The market is also ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... wind farm projects globally. Of this, 40 projects are based in APAC countries of Australia, Japan and Taiwan. "Power generation in Asia Pacific is undergoing a major shift, driven by ambitious government targets and supportive tariffs. Asia Pacific currently ...

Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Experts say Millenials and the Gen Z generation are going to make the gender and race equality debate obsolete in the workplace, even in the hypermasculine sector of financial services. Speaking at SIBOS this week, Rachel Cooper, professor in Gender ...

Asset management business models need a rethink: panel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... point is that asset managers can't sit on their hands. Recently, Goffin's FNZ was acquired by Al Gore's Generation Investment Management and Canada's second largest pension fund, the $334bn CDPQ. "My view is that change is happening ...