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Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... and social rent, and the other half available under shared ownership. In response to the 2016 Affordable Housing Working Group, industry superannuation funds put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable ...

HESTA investment manager appointed to PRI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... The committee's outreach work will be supervised by Patrick Drum of Saturna Capital and its bondholder engagement working group will be supervised by Alex Struc of PIMCO.

Aon Master Trust appoints new leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
Aon Hewitt is welcoming its new head of the Aon Master Trust as the superannuation fund reframes its position in Australia's $2.1 trillion system. Leading the Aon Master Trust will be Jennifer Dean. She has more than 20 years of industry experience ...

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... Australians," Mu added. In line with this perspective, a newly-established industry group - the Insurance in Superannuation Working Group - has formed to improve the standard of group insurance, arguing that it's vital in protecting Australians who are ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... directed at super trustees and the minister is consulting with the recently established Superannuation Industry Working Group on insurance. O'Dwyer said insurance provided to members through superannuation "is an important part of the system and it is ...

New life insurance standards for super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... standards emerging from an industry leadership group aiming to benchmark best practice. The Superannuation Industry Working Group is a new collaboration between the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Association of Superannuation ...

Zurich appoints former Lazard CEO in super role

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... committee member of Women in Super and director strategy of MLC/Lend Lease. Roberts is also chair of the investor working group 30% Club Australia, an association which targets 30% female board representation at all ASX 200 companies by 2018. "Susan's ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... greater retirement security for many Australians." In a submission to the federal government's Affordable Housing Working Group earlier this year, ISA argued for policy shifts that would create opportunities for superannuation funds to meet their long ...

Industry bodies united on group insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... developed by the FSC, AIST, IFF and ISA. Over the past 18 months IFF has also started an insurance data standards working group and released a group risk insurance management framework addressing issues such as automatic acceptance levels, TPD definitions ...

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... exhaustion will only place further pressure on the Federal Budget and Age Pension. Actuaries Institute retirement income working group convenor Anthony Asher says the data confirms research from other sources that a significant minority of retirees have ...