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Members want super funds to adopt crypto: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... owners wanted their super fund to include crypto. Crypto adoption has proliferated across many segments of Australian society, with 4.2 million currently owning cryptocurrency and a further one million non-owners likely to buy some within the next 12 ...

Actuary of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... said. "He is committed to good regulation to ensure that policy keeps pace with technology changes and meets the needs of society." In addition, Dolman is a founding member of the Actuaries Institute's Data Analytics Committee, chair of the Institute ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... right and helping to ensure individuals can live with dignity after their working years is a core sustainability issue for society in the 21st century," it said. "Success will require a concerted effort from policymakers, employers, the financial services ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... reach of sustainability efforts are far and wide, impacting not only the wealth of investors but also individuals and society. Achieving the outcomes of net zero, racial and gender equality or eradicating modern slavery are challenges that our industry ...

APRA aims to bolster financial crisis response

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... John Lonsdale said the disorderly failure of an APRA-regulated entity could have a significant impact on the economy and society. "Crisis preparedness and resolution planning gets to the very heart of APRA's purpose to protect the financial interests ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Parental Leave payments will also help, she added. "If we apply the collective intellect of the sector, business, civil society and government to the problems in our experience and expectations of work, caring for others and retirement, we will be able ...

Are Australia's wealthiest tight-fisted?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... - and for such a wealthy country - the level of giving among the very wealthy is incredibly disappointing. Australian society, and the Australians helping to build wealth for these individuals, deserve more." Explaining another insight from the research ...

ART, QIC partner on affordable housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... said. "As one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, we're committed to helping solve problems for our community and society, while not compromising on our fiduciary duty to our members, and this project is one example of that." Likewise, QIC Real ...

Aaron Santelises joins ART board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
Australian Retirement Trust has announced Aaron Santelises has joined its board of directors, effective June 30. Santelises replaces union finance specialist Mark Goodey who stepped down from the board on March 31. Goodey was a board trustee of Sunsuper ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... reduces their financial wellbeing, places a greater burden on pension support, and may contribute to financial inequality in society," Krishnamurti said. The research was funded by Magellan Asset Management, Centrepoint Alliance, the Financial Planning ...