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Future Super hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has appointed a chief operating officer from Club Plus Super. David Barton was hired in the newly created position in December, wrapping up a similar role at Club Plus where he spent more than four years. Barton's ...

Future Super acquires Aon's super business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
Environmentally friendly super fund Future Super has acquired Aon's superannuation business, best known for its smartMonday brand. The fund acquired Aon Solutions, which provides investment consulting and administration and encompasses the smartMonday ...

MySuper heatmap offers few surprises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... Super's Accumulate Plus Balanced, EISS Super's MySuper option, LUCRF Super's MySuper Balanced, Maritime Super MySuper, ANZ Smart Choice Super, Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's LifetimeOne and the Incitec Pivot Employees Superannuation ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Several superannuation funds that flunked the inaugural Your Future, Your Super test, are also failing Choice members, the latest APRA heatmaps reveal. The prudential regulator slapped retail and industry superannuation funds alike with the lowest grade ...

Wealthy overlook digital experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... Investment Trends, suggests a minority of high-net-worth investors (11%) access an online digital portal and even less use a smart device app (6%) or investment platform (6%). More than half prefer to look at their portfolio's performance using a ...

CBA, Northern Trust announce Green Repurchase Agreement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... projects, the certified Green Repo will help advance the global transition to a low-emissions economy. "Building efficient, smart, green infrastructure is critical to creating the economy of tomorrow and advancing Australia's transition journey," CBA ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... and some exclude controversial weapons but not nuclear weapons from their ethical options. According to the report, ANZ Smart Choice Super, IOOF and MLC Super have no exclusions at all. "With just over two dozen companies involved in nuclear weapons ...

State Street, Vanguard complete world first blockchain trade

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... Symbiont have completed the first live trade for foreign exchange forward contracts leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts. The firms have jointly completed the margin calculation process for a live trade of a 30-day foreign exchange forward ...

New study finds advisers optimistic about growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
Iress' inaugural Advice Efficiency Survey reveals that more than 70% of advice practices forecast growth over the next three years. The survey, commissioned by Iress alongside practice development consultancy Business Health, conducted the research ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to fabricating evidence

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... from providing financial services in 2018 and later banned from engaging in credit activities in 2019. He previously ran Smart Financial Strategies and is currently general manager of Accord Partners, which its site describes as a "financial concierge ...