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American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... November 2018, and since inception, it has returned 16.77% net of fees and 15.48% in the last year. Zurich Financial Services Australia offers a local version of the strategy, the Healthcare Impact Fund, which is managed by American Century Investments ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... of its first dedicated Impact Report in 2021," the company said. Moore joins Australian Unity from Uniting Financial Services, where he most recently held the role of head of ethical investments. In that role, her had oversight of over $1.7 billion in ...

Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... term incentives, with the average salary for heads of environment and heads of sustainability at $259,560. Financial services and banking were the second highest sector, at $217,520, while the government, education, healthcare and NFP sector paying the ...

Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... rethink of how they provide services. Beginning 7 February, all proxy advisers must hold a new type of Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) financial services license and will be required to share their recommendations on a company with the company ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... governing proxy advice that will commence in February 2022. Beginning 7 February, all proxy advisers must hold a financial services license and will be required to share their recommendations on a company with the company on the same day it provides ...

Hejaz Financial Services make senior banking appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Islamic financial services provider Hejaz Financial Services has hired three new senior leaders as it gears up to become Australia's first licensed Islamic bank. Hejaz has hired Andrew Oey as head of lending, Samrah Sahi as head of customer ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... and data analytics as they do on new product issuance Other market experts reinforced that message. Zurich Financial Services Australia head of savings and investment Matthew Drennan told FS Sustainability that investor demand for ESG funds and investments ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... BetaShares," said BetaShares chief executive officer Alex Vynokur. "Greg is a well-regarded and deeply experienced financial services executive and joins us at an exciting time for the business. Responsible investing is an area of significant importance ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... space." Kaizen Recruitment senior recruitment Simon Gvalda reinforces those observations, specifically within the financial services sector. "We're still seeing strong demand for responsible investment and ESG roles across the market," Gvalda said. ...

Actuaries Institute challenges boards on skills gaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... recognise the special needs of banks and insurance companies, according to the paper, The Special Needs of Financial Services Boards. The paper is co-written by Barry Rafe, a former Actuaries Institute president, and Ian Laughlin, a former APRA deputy ...