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Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Superannuation funds are extending their opaque disclosure practices to their environment, social and governance commitments. The recent Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on ESG heard that only a small subset of super funds are walking the talk ...

ASIC chases $12m from Mayfair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The regulator claims Mayfair 101 entities should have to pay approximately $12 million in fines for misleading and deceptive conduct, but Mayfair founder James Mawhinney maintains there was no wrongdoing. ASIC is seeking $12 million in penalties from ...

Leadership changes at Vanguard Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
Vanguard Australia has announced changes to its investment management and strategy leadership. Duncan Burns has been appointed to succeed Daniel Reyes as the new head of investments, Asia Pacific, and a member of the Australian executive team. The transition ...

Failing Asgard super option to close

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
After failing the inaugural Your Future, Your Super performance test, Asgard Employee Super will shutter next month, with many members being transferred to BT's Retirement Wrap. Members of the fund were actually notified ahead of the performance ...

More advisers switching practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
Nearly 1700 financial advisers jumped from one practice to another in the year to August, Rainmaker's adviser movements pipeline shows. The newly launched database found 1689 advisers moved from one employer to another, while the month to August saw ...

More departures at EISS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Just a week on from the exit of its chief executive, EISS Super has also now bid farewell to its chair and several directors. Fund chair Warren Mundy has departed the fund, alongside directors Mike Roche, Juliet Dunworth and Thomas Costa. Roche had ...

Boutique launches active hybrid ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Daintree Capital has launched Australia's first bank hybrid fund in a single unit structure just months after delisting a cash ETF. The Daintree Hybrid Opportunities Fund invests in a diversified global portfolio of between 25 to 125 hybrid bank securities. ...

Gauging the Future Fund's MySuper potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
As calls for the Future Fund to become Australia's default superannuation manager are renewed, Rainmaker Information has run the numbers on what that might look like. Speculation over whether the sovereign wealth fund should be charged with managing ...

Mercer hires regional endowments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
Mercer has appointed a lead for its endowments and foundations unit, hiring a long-serving Russell Investments director. Rebekah Dunn is Mercer's new head of endowments and foundations, responsible for overseeing the Pacific region. Dunn spent over ...

Industry funds to dominate in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
New research reveals which industry superannuation funds will dominate the sector in 2025 and squeeze out many retail funds. Rainmaker's latest Benchmarking Report shows AustralianSuper, QSuper/Sunsuper, Aware Super, UniSuper and Hostplus will become ...