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Perpetual welcomes Pendal board members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
As part of its proposed acquisition plan, Perpetual Asset Management has welcomed Pendal Group non-executive directors Christopher Jones, Kathryn Matthews and Ben Heap to its board. The expected start date for the new directors is January next year ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Australian women on average earnt almost $26,600 less than men between 2021 and 2022. Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) titled 2021-22 Employer Census revealed progress to close the gap has stalled and remains at 22.8%. Alarmingly ...

ALRC should prioritise advice regulations: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has said the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) should prioritise advice regulations in its ongoing review of financial services law. In its latest submission to the ALRC review of the Legislative ...

Morningstar restructures investment team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
Morningstar Australia has announced a restructuring of its manager selection and portfolio management team, bidding farewell to its longstanding director of manager research. The financial services firm said its manager selection sector, which previously ...

VanEck launches gold bullion ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
VanEck Gold Bullion ETF (ASX code: NUGG), the ETF is physically backed by gold bullion sourced from Australian gold producers, has listed on the ASX. NUGG is VanEck's 32nd ETF listed on the ASX; it can be converted by investors, from their ETF holdings ...

Household Capital acquires Pension Boost

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
Household Capital has acquired government home equity scheme specialist Pension Boost; endeavoring to become the leading provider of home equity access in 2023. Pension Boost assists retirees in accessing the Home Equity Access Scheme with Centrelink. ...

Link Group appoints chief financial officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Link Group's Retirement and Superannuation (RSS) business appointed Nicola Scott as its chief financial officer. Scott will be responsible for leading the finance division of RSS, driving efficiencies in the business to support delivery of services ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

Barings establishes APAC real estate debt operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Barings Real Estate Debt is now in Asia Pacific, with three new loans and plans for more. Barings has agreed a combined $259.3 million in loans in Australia, including $162.5 million to fund the construction of two purpose-built student accommodation ...

Investment teams 27% female: FSC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
Women make up about 27% of investment teams, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). That's a key finding from a survey of 20 of the FSC's fund manager members; it's an increase of 2% on last year. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said the ...