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HMC Capital unit beefs up Melbourne office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... over 16 years in business process optimisation within the wealth management sector. His departure from Insignia Financial a few months back ended a long career with Aviva, NAB, and Insignia. The four recruits will join Nathan Chew and Andrew Hobbs who ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... chain issues." As for AI, there is an estimated US$1 trillion expected to be invested into AI infrastructure over the next few years, meaning investors will need to pay close attention to potential misuse, errors and bias, intellectual property theft ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... I've spent my career covering, for instance, the Chinese industrialisation trend that was very much one country and a few specific commodities. This is a global trend across multiple commodities involving multiple countries so it's possible that ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... well covered by existing misleading conduct laws under the ASIC Act. The panel expects the screws to be tightened in the next few years. "There are currently many voluntary standards of climate reporting, and we're heading towards mandatory climate ...

Broader job pain finally hits ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... regulatory demands finally sink in. For many, this downturn has been a "welcome relief from the intense activity" of the past few years - a "calm before the storm", says Evans. There is concern firms are under-resourced with the mammoth task ahead. "Internal ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Capital Management. He's also held an investment director role at Macquarie Group. Roberts, who commenced in the role a few months ago, manages the private markets portfolio across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, private credit, and ...

Economic woes hit ESG trades

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Investor sentiment to ESG declined in the past financial year, according to a report on trading trends from forex shop IG. Just one third of Australian investors (35%) considered ESG factors important in their decision-making in June 2024, down from ...

From Canva to carbon accounting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... cost of carbon accounting as a service depends on the needs and size of the accountant's client. Fees range between a few thousand dollars and around $10,000 for small to mid-size businesses. At the big end of town, it could range between $20,000 ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Shariah-compliant certificate from Amanie Advisors, a Shariah advisory firm. The Islamic finance industry is set to boom in the next few years, with S&P Global Ratings forecasting a high single-digit growth in total assets in the sector. Similarly, the ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... investor, executive director Adam Randall, and non-executive director, sustainability and impact, Désirée Lucchese. "There are few people as informed about the latest state of AI developments and its level of adoption in financial services, who have ...