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Super assets swell as market rebounds By Neil Griffiths 25 May 2021 Total assets in the super sector soared to over $3.1 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2021, but the legacy of the COVID crisis dragged on contributions, according to new figures from the prudential regulator. Released in its  Quarterly Superannuation Performance publication and the  Quarterly MySuper Statistics report, the figure is a 14 per cent...

Asset manager moves into APAC headquarters Brookfield Asset Management has relocated to its new Asia-Pacific centre in Sydney. The asset manager’s new office located in Sydney’s CBD, together with Brookfield Properties, occupies three floors and reached completion in late April.  Brookfield had spent the last nine years acquiring, developing and constructing the site formerly known as Wynyard Place (it is now called Brookfield Place Sydney).  Advertisement "); ...

Submissions open for Women in Finance Awards 2021 By Annie Kane 25 May 2021 Nominations and submissions are now being accepted for the 28 categories of the fifth annual Women in Finance Awards. Hosted by Momentum Media, the Women in Finance Awards is a national awards program designed to shine a spotlight on the strength, diversity and innovation that female leadership brings to professional and financial services in Australia....

Podcaster to launch investment platform 24 May 2021 Victoria Devine, the founder of finance podcast She’s on the Money, is set to roll out an investing platform, to meet demand from some 160,000-odd listeners.  Victoria Devine, also a financial adviser and director of Melbourne advice, accounting and finance broking firm Zella, will launch the She’s on the Money investment platform this week.  The platform, which is marketing itself as an affordable option for reta...

To improve diversity, asset managers should rip up the rule book on recruitment By Apiramy Jeyarajah 25 May 2021 For too long, the investment industry has relied on staid recruitment methods that maintain the status quo. By doing things differently, we can improve diversity and futureproof our businesses. Asset management has a diversity problem. While the issue is thankfully rising up the agenda, women, ethnic minorities and a...

Local Government Super rebrands 25 May 2021 Local Government Super has signalled it will slash its fees as it has taken a new name, in a play to grow the fund. The industry fund for government employees has rebranded to Active Super, with chief executive Phil Stockwell commenting the change is part of a broader strategy to attract new members. “Our ambition is to grow our membership by delivering great value to our members and this rebrand is key to that growth,” Mr ...

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Should you be worried about inflation? By Calvin Lim 25 May 2021 Concerns around inflation and the associated impact on various asset classes have been rising over recent months as the global economy shifts from worries about disinflation driven by COVID-19 demand destruction, towards concerns of rising inflation due to the subsequent rebound in economic activity post-COVID. With the economic recovery comes the potential for pe...

The asset consulting giant has appointed a former risk executive from the major bank as its new head of sustainability. In a statement, JANA said former Westpac executive manager of risk Rachel Halper

© Tuomas Uuusheimo Since the 1950s, the dominant architectural model for hospitals has been “tower with a podium”. This model was created when healthcare was entered around keeping patients in beds for a long time. As a result, the number of beds needed to be maximised and towers grew higher. Today, health care aims to keep patients in the hospital for as short a time as possible, on average only two days. So, the future hospital needs to be built around care processes and minimising beds....