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Australian Retirement Trust reduces fees, ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australian Retirement Trust is reducing fees across a range of its investment options, including most indexed offerings. However, any savings will be offset by substantial increases in insurance premiums. The fund notified members that, from July 1 ...

LongView launches shared equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... LongView co-founder and executive chair Evan Thornley told Financial Standard that shared equity helps solve a "crushing social problem whereby Australia has third of a generation who don't have access to the Bank of Mum and Dad and are in an impossible ...

Aware retires VicSuper brand, expands investment menu

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... infrastructure, and property investments, while excluding investments in companies known for highly adverse environmental or social impacts. Another new diversified offering is the High Growth Indexed option, a passively managed, low-cost option with ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... in portfolios will continue to be a prominent theme for asset allocators this year, as will increased consideration of social factors, according to new report by IFM Investors. The report, titled Infrastructure Outlook 2023: Uncertainty, transition and ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... bond option, Morningstar said: "PIMCO ESG Global Bond continues to be a superior choice for implementing environmental, social, and governance principles into a globally diversified fixed-interest portfolio, though its pricier fee dulls its lustre slightly... ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... "That's an ongoing issue." Bangladesh has also experienced high rates of inflation, increasing the strain and causing social unrest, a further risk for companies and investors, Carlsson said. Taking a global view Modern slavery and wider human rights ...

Rest signs mandate with Palisade Impact Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... opportunities." Australian-based Palisade Impact said it focuses on assets that target and contribute to practical solutions, social disadvantage and climate change. It achieves this by investing in next generation infrastructure and businesses providing ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... we're [the government] partnering up with the superannuation funds of workers in other countries to deliver projects of a social benefit, but we're not doing it with our own citizens superannuation funds." Some members of the opposition, including ...

Finfluencer barred from running online advice business

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... did not have the benefit of these protections. "Anyone who recommends financial products or provides financial advice on social media must ensure they are complying with the law and may face ASIC enforcement action when they are not," she said. "Financial ...

Maple-Brown Abbott relaunches sustainable fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... changes include updates to the screening process that look to ensure all portfolio holdings have a positive environment and social impact as well as aligning more closely with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The sustainably themed investment fund ...