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Modern slavery obligations fall by the wayside: ACSI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
Despite pledging to do more to help vulnerable workers, Australia's top 200 public companies are falling short on their modern slavery obligations. According to a new study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, major companies are ...

ACSI names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... years. "Ian's leadership has been instrumental in elevating the focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and good governance. I thank him for his guidance and support of ACSI and his huge contribution to the superannuation sector more ...

Aware Super hits $150bn, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... we are using our scale to invest differently," he said. "Guided by our commitment to do well for our members while doing good in their community, over the next five years we expect to continue to adapt our approach to secure more large-scale global and ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... investing. UniSuper, like many other industry funds has been a beneficiary of default arrangements with employers and of good investment performance. But it now faces challenges from the government's plans to staple non-choosing Australian workers ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Good year for active managers in fixed income Kanika Sood Active fixed income managers outperformed their indexed peers in COVID-19, according to Zenith's review of the universe. In the 12 months to April end, the Bloomberg Ausbond Composite Index (0+years) ...

Pendal FUM up $5bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... channel outflows totalled $0.9 billion primarily from Westpac. Westpac also redeemed $0.4 million in listed property. "We saw good flow momentum across the business and achieved positive inflows into most channels. Pleasingly there were strong inflows ...

Super fund awards first ESG mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... believe you will see more institutional investors looking for managers in this asset class and other asset classes with a good ESG methodology." The fund was eager to work with Cameron Hume because of its commitment to the UN Principles of Responsible ...

Funds will fail YFYS test multiple times: Parametric

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... Funds will need to either decrease their levels of tracking error or increase its expected information ratio, he said. "The good news is that tracking error is within the control of a super fund. While it cannot be controlled to a fine degree, it can ...

Hejaz expands with three new funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... have to sacrifice their beliefs and risk getting left behind in terms of being able to accumulate wealth and retire with a good amount in their nest egg. As an Australian Muslim himself, Ozyon recalls the lack of financial products available to him when ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... Evidence suggests that late 2020 may have marked the turning point for a recovery in giving with strong donations toward the Good Friday Appeal in Victoria this year." Sarah Patterson, chief executive of not-for-profit community legal centre Midlas ...