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GCQ enters ETF market, expands sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... again." Nathan Boroughs and Huw O'Grady recently joined the sales team. GCQ Funds is looking to build on its 30% annualised gain since launching two years ago by betting on the pricing power of marquee companies. The firm said its portfolio's ...

Vanguard ESG funds rake in highest inflows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Four Vanguard ESG funds recorded the highest net inflows in the year to December 2024, new Rainmaker Information research found. The International Shares Select Exclusion Index Fund, one of Vanguard's three unit trusts making up the top 10, raked in ...

Banks' culture, conduct has government committee 'deeply concerned'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
A parliamentary committee has flagged serious governance concerns within Australia's big banks, saying it has seen a reversal of hard-won gains from the Royal Commission. The House Standing Committee on Economics released its annual report into Australia's ...

Hearts and Minds boosts dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Hearts and Minds Investments (HM1) declared an increased half-year fully franked dividend of 8 cents per share, payable in April 2025. The board said the decision to increase the dividend was supported by strong investment performance and a significant ...

Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
After decades of unprecedented progress in reducing global inequality and poverty, the future looks increasingly uncertain, according to Angela Jackson, lead economist at Impact Economics and Policy. With Australia heading into an election year, potential ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The global fixed income debt market faces significant climate transition risks, with trillions of dollars in outstanding bonds exposed to potential financial disruption by 2030, according to Emmi. This represents a GFC-level economic event, according ...

New starter at GCQ Funds

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... when it comes to providing detailed and timely updates to advisers." GCQ Funds is looking to build on its 30% annualised gain since launching two years ago by betting on the pricing-power of marquee companies. The firm said its portfolio's net return ...

HMC Capital bolsters insto team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
David Di Pilla's HMC Capital has added another executive to its institutional team as it continues to bolster its position in the market. In her new role, Claire Van Schaik will be responsible for driving HMC Capital's unlisted institutional ...

Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Consulting firms and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are experiencing growing demand from entities struggling to navigate new ESG rules, according to global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG). A doubling down of ...

ESG inflows defy global trends

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
New Calastone data has found all Australian equity inflows last year were for ESG-focused equity funds, after 2023 recorded $494.8 million in outflows. However, since Australia lagged on ESG investing relative to other markets, this could be a lagging ...