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Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... assessing ESG factors as well as engaging directly on these issues to influence corporate Australia. "Nearly two decades of progress in responsible investment has this year reached an important tipping point, which we believe will only gain further momentum ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... inflation will increase over time... The timing of any future change in interest rates is dependent upon the speed of the progress that is made in reducing the unemployment rate and having inflation return to around the midpoint of the target range on ...

Janus Henderson names sole chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
Janus Henderson is dumping its dual leadership structure, with Andrew Formica resigning as co-chief executive. The ASX-listed, London-based funds management giant has announced the appointment of Dick Weil as sole chief executive of the firm. As a result ...

SuperConcepts searches for new CTO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... SuperConcepts consolidated many of its applications to one platform with the help of NASDAQ-listed business application developer Progress. He said the partnership has enabled SuperConcepts to meet SMSF members' technological demand, with tools are ...

FSC aggregates insurance industry data

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... can expect from insurers - such as paying income protection claims within two months and keeping customers appraised of progress at least every 20 days - and superannuation trustees in relation to all aspects of life insurance in one place," Loane sa ...

Future of superannuation leads FSC Summit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... first as it's their money that the funds manage not the advisers'. "The reason why the industry has not made progress is that we are divided," Cummins said. "We need to distinguish clearly between organisational best interest and client best ...

Industry fund grows advice access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... transformation was still challenging for super funds. The report (Investment Trends' fifth annual installment) highlighted the progress made in the digital space by many funds, but said real-time member facing applications were proving particularly ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... stalled... sources suggest elements elsewhere in Beijing that want to get something done." Kudlow also "...highlighted good progress with Mexico and said he heard EU's Juncker is bringing a very good deal proposal." That could be... all true and ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... $14 billion sovereign development fund, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill will now progress to the Seanad - upper chamber - in the coming months and, if passed, will compel the government to sell off about $500 million ...

Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... environmental working group proposed the amendment, asking the Church's investment bodies to assess companies' progress by 2023. It wants the bodies to pull money out of any companies that fail to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement. CCLA Investment ...