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Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... outcomes for members. Likewise, Jones is cognisant of the possibility of YFYS laws to potentially discourage certain investment decisions or certain infrastructure investments. Resultingly, Treasury has been tasked to examine and consider the operation ...

Performance test expansion paused as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... Treasury said. The announcement is the fulfilment of an announcement made by Jones during the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference in April. In a speech to RIAA, Jones called out an "alarming anomaly, where the benchmark ...

UK regulator appoints Camille Blackburn to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... executive Camille Blackburn as director of wholesale buy-side. Blackburn will join the FCA in October from Legal & General Investment Management, where she is currently the global chief compliance officer, responsible for the company's global compliance ...

Vanguard appoints head of ESG product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... to members in a decarbonising economy." UniSuper set a net zero target in 2020 and, at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference earlier this year, Dixon explained why the fund set that target. "From UniSuper's perspective ...

UniSuper revamps investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
UniSuper investment chief John Pearce has revamped his investment team following the departure of its longtime head of Australian equities, Simon Hudson. Hudson, an industry stalwart, was hired 12 years ago from QIC when Pearce began to build the industry ...

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... either concessional before tax or non-concessional after-tax. For institutions, July 1 sees the expansion of the annual investment performance test that was first applied to MySuper products in 2021. The test, introduced under the Your Future, Your Super ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... well-prepared to meet these obligations. However, at the recent Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Super Investment Conference, Spirit Super manager, product and innovation Ruvinda Nanayakkara pointed out the inherent difficulty in ...

Centuria sets up new agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... various weather cycles," Centuria joint chief executive Jason Huljich said. According to Hulijch, the fund a two-prong investment strategy, focusing primarily on Precision Farming assets, such as glasshouse production, netted crops, vertical farming ...

Insurers to get new advocacy body

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... strong advocate for our broader membership across funds management, superannuation, financial advice, life insurance and investment platforms, and we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with aligned organisations that represent subsectors within the ...

Ord Minnett announces Perth office launch

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... years ago, provides a range of services including stockbroking, financial planning including SMSF, funds management, investment banking, and portfolio service. Its head of private wealth George Deva said the launch is a commitment to Western Australians. ...