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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 ...

Praemium sees benefits of scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Praemium saw a sharp rise in the December quarter as a result of its acquisition of Powerwrap, showcasing the benefit of increased scale. The platform saw a 69% increase year-on-year in global funds under administration (FUA), lifting the business to ...

Future Super cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... that they want to live in." Hunter added: "2020 has been a year where many people have taken a step back and realised the power that their superannuation has today. Rather than let their retirement savings prop up failing industries, more and more Australians ...

Advice firm merges with boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... social investment and philanthropic structuring provided by Apt Wealth Partners." Tate-Lovery was recently named on the FS Power 50 and also won the Financial Planning Association's Distinguished Service Award for her contribution to the board of the ...

State Street launches new data platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
State Street has launched an end-to-end data management and warehouse solution for institutional investors, partnering with Snowflake and Microsoft Azure. The State Street Alpha Data Platform combines data from multiple sources in the investment process ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... Chinese government's most recent "art of convincing" is a "lose-lose" position (China's top economic planner has approved power plants to import coal without clearance restrictions from several countries "EXCEPT those from Australia) rings hollow. ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
China has continued to tighten the screws on Australia after formally banning the importation of Australian coal. The reason, or reasons, are immaterial. Beijing could dig up a number of justifications for its most recent diktat the same way it did ...

GE, Cheesecake Factory pursued for disclosure violations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... pay $200 million for historical disclosure violations. In 2017 and 2018, GE's share price fell 75% as challenges in its power and insurance businesses were disclosed to the public. According to the SEC's order, GE misled investors by describing its GE ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... Attorneys General filed their respective suits overnight, claiming Facebook has used an "unlawful scheme" and illegal monopoly power to suppress competition and degrade privacy protections. The FTC said Facebook is "illegally maintaining its personal ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... And, while removing the chief executive is ordinarily an action of last resort, the report noted it is an important board power when other strategies and disciplinary measures are not enough. Many directors surveyed also noted that it is important to ...