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Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
APRA has published the findings of a voluntary climate risk self-assessment survey conducted across the entities APRA regulates. Sixty-four medium to large institutions responded to the survey, which was designed to provide insights into how institutions ...

Julie Lander named FEAL Fund Executive of the Year

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... of the award, FEAL chief executive Joanna Davison said that recognising outstanding leadership in super is an important pillar to building confidence in the system and ultimately improving retirement outcomes for all Australians. "We thank Julie for ...

Morrison & Co buys stake in Lyntia Networks

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
Morrison & Co has acquired a 33.3% stake in Spanish open access wholesale fibre operator, Lyntia Networks. Lyntia operates a metro and long-haul fibre network in Spain spanning more than 43,000 km, providing B2B connectivity services on a wholesale ...

Natixis names head of diversity, equity and inclusion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... business. Sagoe will be responsible for driving Natixis' diversity, equity and inclusion ambitions which is an important pillar of the investment manager's corporate social responsibility strategy. She'll execute five key pillars to deliver diversity ...

Kate Howitt to leave Fidelity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Fidelity senior portfolio manager Kate Howitt has announced her retirement after almost two decades with the firm. Howitt, who has led the Australian Opportunities Fund since 2007, will step down in September but continue to oversee the transition of ...

TCorp appoints head of investment stewardship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
A former Mercer executive will lead TCorp's investment stewardship efforts, bringing close to 20 years' experience in ESG to the team. TCorp has appointed Alexis Cheang as head of investment stewardship, reporting directly to chief investment officer ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... must maintain the Australian dream through providing a pathway for Australians to access a home," Bragg said. "Our three-pillar retirement system is based around home ownership, but it is plummeting amongst younger Australians." One of Bragg's solutions ...

abrdn hires from State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... over 20 separately managed account solutions for financial advice licensees and advisers to tap into, and is a core growth pillar for the Australian business," Jollie said.

Retired Aussies deserve more: Household Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... equity which could transform retirement outcomes. In 2019, the Retirement Income Review declared home equity the third pillar of Australian Retirement Funding. Now, from July, super funds must provide retirement solutions to members that go beyond superannuation. ...

More work needed to end financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... with many women being coerced into accessing their super or having it fraudulently accessed by their domestic partner." Pillar One of the new plan to end domestic violence refers to addressing systems 'that create barriers to financial independence for ...