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FS Power50: Last day to vote

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
Voting for the 2021 FS Power50, which recognises the most influential financial advisers in Australia, closes today. This year, Financial Standard received nearly 150 nominations. Your vote will help determine who will make this year's final 50. Financial ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... funds of course follow in the footsteps of countries and corporates in setting net zero targets and then that increases every day," he said. There are certainly barriers that are holding investors back and the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

Greater scrutiny of choice products needed: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
On the opening day of its annual ASI Conference, and in light of the APRA performance test results, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Eva Scheerlinck has expressed concern about the number of Australians that remain unaware their ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
This Equal Pay Day has provided a reminder that many Australian women will face financial hardship - especially in old age - if equality of pay is not addressed. The gender pay gap in Australia grew over the last year, Aware Super chief executive Deanne ...

Zurich introduces gender affirmation leave

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... in appreciating each other's differences and our commitment to treat each other with care and respect. This is a proud day for me and our PrideZ network as we take another great stride at Zurich to become a truly diverse and inclusive organisation," ...

Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Big names like Colonial First State's FirstChoice, BT Super and Christian Super are among the 13 superannuation funds that failed APRA's inaugural performance test. In all, APRA tested 76 MySuper products in this round, of which 13 failed. This ...

Antares hires from Dimensional

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... plans to add to the fixed income team in coming months. Dimensional portfolio manager Timo Zauner has taken over Wilson's day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities. He has 14 years of industry experience, including the last four at Dimensional. ...

Retail funds to benefit from YFYS test changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
Retail superannuation funds from AMP, Australian Ethical and Russell Investments will be among the biggest beneficiaries of the last-minute change to administration fee treatment in YFYS performance tests, says Industry Super Australia. The new performance ...

Industry steps up for Lifeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... month of Sydney's lockdown (June 26 - July 27), Lifeline national demand was up 24%. That represents an extra 590 calls every day compared to pre-pandemic numbers in 2019. From Sydney alone, Lifeline had 31,416 calls between June 26 and July 27. Calls ...

ASX outage result of process failures, disagreement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... managed. The regulators did not slap the ASX with a fine or warnings. This is despite the fact that it bungled another trading day three months later. It was therefore recommended that the ASX show improvement across seven categories: risk, governance ...