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More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... initial voluntary survey on this topic, done in 2022. This time over half of APRA-regulated banks, insurers and superannuation trustees participated. Findings reveal larger entities are more matured than smaller entities on climate risk response, but ...

Broader job pain finally hits ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... that. But it seems that for now, those companies have found what they were looking for. "Many fund managers and superannuation funds have already integrated ESG reporting into their operations, positioning themselves ahead of the curve," says Simon Gvalda ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... general manager, responsible investment and sustainability at Rest, one of Australia's largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. Despite this ramping up of focus, global steering committee members say more work needs to be done - particularly ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... order effect is wealth managers taking advantage of wartime conditions on many fronts. Most of Australia's superannuation funds have no qualms about investing in controversial weapons manufacturers like BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Elbit. Betashares ...

Australian Ethical FUM nears $13bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... director John McMurdo said. Net flows came in at $96 million in the quarter, with Australian Ethical stating the superannuation net flows of $90 million were lower due to the administration transition to GROW in mid-September, which caused a mild disruption ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... fees. New research commissioned by Vanguard, conducted by CT Group, found 61% of Australians are unaware that their superannuation fund is charging them multiple fees, with one third having never reviewed or compared fees across funds. Most super funds ...

Australian Ethical drops investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has lowered investment fees and costs for super members, effective 1 October 2024. Superannuation members invested in the conservative option will see fees reduced from 0.69% to 0.68%. Those in the growth option will see fees drop ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... increases, and there will be guaranteed funding for a discretionary pool. Insignia Financial will also increase superannuation guarantee contributions for staff. Parental leave entitlements are being increased from 12 weeks to 16 weeks, severance pay ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... groups representing $15 trillion call on corporates to disclose on nature - including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), the Responsible Investments Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

Carbon price could stall $600bn super loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... year-on-year returns out to 2030, assuming the total loss is spread out evenly. "This is part of Emmi's job: helping superannuation firms understand how much work they need to do," Emmi CEO Michael Lebbon said. Lebbon argues that the only way to ...