FAAA calls for retrospective impact of the CSLR on financial advisers to be urgently resolved 

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The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has now publicly released estimates of what advisers will be expected to pay for the first full year of the operation of the... Read more continue reading

Questions mount over how to regulate AI

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Policymakers face a significant challenge in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) as innovations quickly expand while citizens demand action to ensure AI applications don’t endanger their safety, according to Dr Kevin... Read more continue reading

Adam Goodes headlines Impact Investment Summit, raises awareness on investing into Indigenous businesses

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Football great and CEO and Founder of Indigenous Defence and Infrastructure Consortium (iDiC), Adam Goodes, will headline this year’s Impact Investment Summit as part of its goal of accelerating the mainstreaming of... Read more continue reading

DTCC appoints Sharon Biran as Chief Client Officer

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DTCC, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has announced the appointment of Sharon Biran as Managing Director and Chief Client Officer, effective March 25. Ms.... Read more continue reading

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints new business development manager

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Boutique investment manager Maple-Brown Abbott has appointed Sophie Metcalfe as business development manager. Ms Metcalfe will be based in Sydney and reports to Vijay Srinivasan, head of wholesale. Ms Metcalfe... Read more continue reading

RBA: the narrow path resembles a tightrope; a “verbal pivot” in the offing? The Fed: Déjà vu all over again?!

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The Fed: Déjà vu all over again?! Yogi Berra was a US baseball coach renowned for his mangling of expression. He is most famous for coining the phrase “déjà vu... Read more continue reading

PGIM Real Estate expands agriculture financing platform to Australia

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PGIM Real Estate has expanded its agriculture financing platform into Australia, a market key to its global growth strategy. The asset manager is one of the largest agriculture investors in... Read more continue reading

Australian Retirement Trust unveils new suite of investment options

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Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has unveiled a streamlined suite of choice investment options across superannuation and retirement products, available to members from 1 July 2024. Members of ART will be... Read more continue reading

Prime Value Asset Management appoints new Director of Distribution

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Boutique Australian-owned fund manager, Prime Value Asset Management, has appointed Julia Desimone as Director of Distribution, covering a diverse range of investments across listed equities, property, and alternative assets. Ms... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 18 March, 2024

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Shares were mixed over the last week. US and Eurozone shares rose to new record highs, with US inflation not as high as feared even though money market expectations for... Read more continue reading