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Board cyber security oversight 'endangers' firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... pillar of corporate responsibility, particularly as the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) kicked in for superannuation funds and insurance firms on March 15. "Investors and regulatory bodies are becoming increasingly vocal about cyber security as ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... family offices, Fong noted that this migration has been common for over a decade in most markets. "Australian superannuation funds have been growing their headcount over that time, coming into 2024, when that growth began to slow down," he said. The ...

Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... firm Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to build a new long-duration battery storage solution backed by superannuation funds. CATL, a listed Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company, will help build the battery storage system that will ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... literacy, lack of culturally trained staff, and issues related to identification processes. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the guidance is a step towards providing a "long-overdue" solution. ASFA chief executive Mary ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... impacts. Now though, McNeil says Emmi's research has gained traction in the financial industry, particularly superannuation funds, which are increasingly interested in data on fixed income, the bond market, and private equity. "There's a notion that ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Bowley previously established a course on shareholder activism at Monash and conducted academic research on superannuation funds and corporate governance after transitioning from a successful two-decade career as a practising lawyer at Johnson Winter ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... human rights concerns, and labour rights and supply chain controversies. Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds hold investments in Alphabet Inc. Australian Ethical, which has $13.26 billion in funds managed following an ethical criteria ...

Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... to downweigh ESG considerations could create significant implications for ethical investment managers and superannuation funds. The Coalition leader said he intends to stop banks from blocking or restricting loans to fossil fuel and forestry companies ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... risk, and regulatory issues in superannuation and insurance. He has over 15 years of experience consulting to superannuation funds and global asset managers and previously worked at the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. Meanwhile, Max Hamra has ...

Green careers in silent crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... landscape that is "not favourable" to ESG, Gvalda confirmed. Gvalda noted that while large organisations and superannuation funds in Australia offer solid opportunities with strong remuneration, practitioners in smaller organisations often suffer higher ...