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Wellington client exec departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
One of the world's largest privately held asset managers has farewelled a senior executive who has been with the firm for two decades. Charles Davies has retired from the $1.2 trillion investment manager where he was a relationship manager in the ...

Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar Australasia has recruited a manager to lead its superannuation research coverage on local asset owners. William Anglingdarma will support Morningstar's strategy to provide comprehensive superannuation fund ratings on fund fees, features ...

Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Fronting a Senate hearing today, Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said the fund's board is still considering whether it will appoint the replacement directors nominated by the CFMEU back in September. In September, the CFMEU administrator re-nominated ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Nuclear energy is a non-starter and Canberra needs to lift its game on environmental policies, leading 'Teal' independents told a climate summit. Speaking at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit last Friday, independent MPs Zoe ...

Podcast: Impact investing vs philanthropy - UN SDGs with Read Taylor Price

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
After 20 years of progress, we are now seeing rising inequality and poverty reaching levels not seen in a century, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In response, there's been an uptick in demand for companies to report ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

Carbon price could stall $600bn super loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Super funds risk a major financial hit in the next decade if they hesitate on carbon, warns a prominent climate risk analyst. Kicking the can down the road could wipe $600 billion off the value of super savings of Aussies retiring in the next decade. ...

Parental leave super narrows gender savings gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... the workforce to care for children has 12% less income in retirement than a person who has no career break." Meantime, the ACTU welcomed the bill's passage, with president Michele O'Neil saying: "Today is a great day for hundreds of thousands ...

Podcast: The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Australia recently gave employees the right to ignore their boss outside of ordinary work hours. The law is meant to protect the health and wellbeing of workers and reduce stress and overwork, allowing for better work-life balance in a time when the ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...