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Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Financial exclusion is both a global risk and an opportunity, with Principal Financial Group announcing it is establishing an index to undercover key drivers of financial exclusion in more than 40 markets. The Global Financial Inclusion Index is being ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Retail investor demand for authentic ESG financial products is increasing across all demographic groups and translating into increased interest in managed accounts, according to Praemium. Particularly as millennials begin to approach there "peak period ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... if they make a complaint," Selleck said. "Two things that have been suggested are that the federal government create the office of an anti-slavery commissioner to fulfil that education and enforcement role the second is to provide some protection for ...

Sustainability, growth drive NextGen family business: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Sustainability and growth are at the heart of the next generation of family business leaders, according to research from PwC. According to PwC's Global NextGen Survey 2022, 65% of next generation (NextGen) family business members say achieving business ...

Low carbon ETF launches on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Lion-OCBC Securities has listed a low carbon ETF on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). The Lion-OCBC Securities Singapore Low Carbon ETF had assets under management (AUM) of S$60 million at launch, bringing the total global AUM of sustainability-linked ...

Ninety One hires sustainability director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Global investment manager Ninety One has named a new sustainability director. Daisy Streatfeild comes to the global active fund manager from the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), where she served as programme director. As sustainability ...

Ethinvest opens Canberra office with industry heavyweight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Ethical investment advisory firm Ethinvest has a new office in Canberra as adviser Dave Rae joins the firm. Rae joins Ethinvest from Federated Financial Services. "I'd estimate that at the moment, probably 80% or higher of my clients are in some way ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has hired an ESG industry heavyweight in its first major appointment since finalising its merger in late February. Nicole Bradford joins Australian Retirement Trust as head of sustainable investment. She will join from Cbus ...

QIC adds office fund to net zero commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the ante on its 2028 net zero carbon emissions goals for its real estate holdings by adding its more than $300 million office fund to the commitment. The $328 million QIC Office Fund (QOF) is part of QIC's $17.2 billion real estate portfolio comprising ...

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
A new investment app is offering retail investors access to climate-related impact investments. Fintech Bloom Impact offers access to a diversified growth portfolio of assets that meet climate impact goals with a minimum investment of $500. It was launched ...