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Former super fund investment chief in new gig

ELIZABETH FRY | TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024

Former Australian Catholic Super investment chief Michael Block has landed at Bellmont Securities, the boutique portfolio manager and broker. In the new role, Block will oversee all aspects of Bellmont's investment strategy and portfolio management. ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024

... Abood pointing out that none of the Group of Eight universities currently offer qualifications in this field. For instance, UNSW used to have a graduate certificate, but it's now closed to new entrants. She noted these research-intensive universities ...

Top 10% of households home to 15 times more wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024

... increased by 84% in the past 20 years, while that of the lowest 60% increased significantly less. A new report from ACOSS and UNSW Sydney's Poverty and Inequality Partnership - titled Inequality in Australia 2024: Who is affected and how? - shows the ...

Finnfund names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024

... connections to Australia, having pursued her master's degree in international economics from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Finnfund chief executive Jaakko Kangasniemi said he is excited to have Loikkanen's unique combination of expertise ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023

... are related to higher chances of success," Oxford Internet Institute departmental research lecturer Fabian Braesemann said. UNSW Sydney adjunct professor and lead author of the study Paul X. McCarthy found notable evidence of how this plays out in venture ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023

... research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) shows from 2003 to 2022, the average wealth of the highest 20% rose by 82%. What's more, the average wealth of the highest ...

Charter Hall offloads UNSW asset

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023

Charter Hall's Direct PFA fund has divested its leasehold interest in UNSW Kensington for $80 million to meet investor redemption requests. The office building, located at 221-227 Anzac Parade in Kensington, is leased by the University of New South ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023

... advice amid the federal government's proposal to open advice to other channels. Anthony Asher, an associate professor at UNSW Business School, said it would be "overkill to apply it [anti-hawking legislation] to a superannuation fund of which one ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023

... been passed to the United States House and Senate. "I strongly urge both chambers to pass that agreement," he concluded. UNSW Business School of Economics associate professor Mark Humphrey-Jenner told Financial Standard the decision is a step in the ...

Packer donates $7m to mental health research

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023

... accelerate mental health research and establish the James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The gift, jointly funded by Packer and The Packer Family Foundation, will see the professorial chair lead a new research ...

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Funds SA appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Funds SA has appointed a new chief investment officer, who will join from Hostplus, to commence in February 2025.

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025.

UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

UniSuper's leadership team has touched on how the fund is strengthening its operations following the extensive system outage in May this year.

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA

Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found.

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