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First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... Principles. "We're focusing on labour rights in particular the back of a number of controversies in Australia over the last decade," First Super chief executive Bill Watson told FS Sustainability. "Whether it's Dominos and underpayment of workers ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Treasury is commencing its review of the regulatory framework underpinning managed investment schemes (MIS), targeted at identifying gaps and possible areas for improvement. The review was announced as part of the Albanese government's first federal ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The median super balance for a woman in her early 60s is just $159,600 compared to the male median of $210,800 and it'll take at least 40 years for it to change, according to new analysis by Industry Super Australia (ISA). ISA's report states that in ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Women-led MySuper products have outperformed on average by a consistent 0.3% per annum over three, five and 10 years, new analysis shows. Rainmaker Information looked at the performance of 18 women-led MySuper products, being those with women in senior ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... Advisers (AFA) chief executive Philip Anderson. Labeling QAR "the most important review of financial advice in more than a decade", Anderson explained he finds it hard to believe that some in the sector could oppose it. "This is so different to all the ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... "unrealistic expectations," Jones said. According to the Wage Price Index, Australia experienced its highest growth in a decade of 3.3% in 2022. In the last 18 months, salary has often been presented as a primary driver used by employers to attract and ...

Advice firm launches Sharia-compliant platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
A Sydney-based Islamic financial services firm has launched Meezan Invest to improve access to Sharia-compliant portfolios. The low-cost option will remove obstacles to ethical investing while revolutionising the way the Islamic community in Australia ...

TelstraSuper names financial advice lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... years as head of advice quality. She also held a raft of leadership roles within ANZ Wealth over the course of close to a decade. "Melinda has a genuine passion for quality advice and excellent service," TelstraSuper chief executive Chris Davies said. ...

The unprecedented economic forces shaping the world

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... unprecedented economic forces will change the investment climate in the coming decades. Shvets forecasts that the next decade will be different from previous ones, saying the economic climate could be more comparable to the 1930s due to the combined ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Australia's sustainable pension expenditure stands out from other advanced economies' retirement income systems, an ASFA report says. ASFA's Cost of pensions across advanced economies report said Australia's government pension expenditure ...