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Expand access to financial services: AUSTRAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... consultation with a broad range of industry groups, including the Australian Banking Association (ABA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said it's an important step in assisting people who find ...

Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
There are six Australian entities in the top 100 asset owners by size, according to Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute. According to new research, total assets held by the globe's 100 largest owners is up 9% since the end of 2021 to US$26 ...

Spirit Super farewells chair, names successor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... director of Franklin Templeton Australia, as well as trustee of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, chair of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies and vice chair of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute in the US. "Maria is well known ...

Stapling's consequences must be addressed: Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... the job and inexperienced - also the group least likely to think about insurance, or super for that matter, exposed. Australian workers moving into hazardous sectors like building and construction deserve superannuation legislation that recognises their ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... in APLNG, a deal that ConocoPhillips scuppered by exercising its pre-emption right to purchase that same amount. UTS Institute For Sustainable Futures research director Gordon Noble noted that the Origin Energy bid comes at a time where the country should ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
Grattan Institute has warned the government against watering down the Your Future, Your Super reforms, saying it should instead focus on implementing the remaining recommendations of the Productivity Commission. In its submission, Grattan Institute ...

Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... legislating the forthcoming green taxonomy but said the government will consult with industry when the final version of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) green taxonomy is completed. "We're committed to having national standards, whether ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... Governors member Maria Wilton said. Mercer senior partner David Knox was the lead author of the study. He said the Australian system needs to shift its culture and focus from accumulation to management of balances in retirement. "The primary purpose ...

Nuveen hires APAC natural capital head

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... leading strategy, innovation, and integrated commercial planning. Hermanson currently serves on the board of directors at Australian Farm Institute and AgSafe Australia. Commenting on Hermanson's appointment, Nuveen Natural Capital global head Martin ...

Tech providers support QAR SOA proposals

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... one of them. "It's likely to lead to greater risk of poor documentation and a future increased workload for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)," it said. IMAP did acknowledge Levy's recognition of the "bureaucratic approach' ...