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First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... steps towards protecting the "long-term interests of [its] members". "It is essential that as a responsible owner super funds set strong, ambitious and transparent targets to deliver the kind of action we need now to prepare for a more prosperous and ...

New partner at Stanford Brown

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... Financial Services as a senior financial adviser, where he served on its management committee and focused on self-managed super funds. Before Profile, Stanford worked with William Buck for nine years, where he worked on the development of its wealth ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... majority of under-40s in favour of digital advice. Meanwhile, 59% of those surveyed want financial advice from their super funds. Over a third of consumers said their super fund needs to improve its advice and education services. Only 36% of respondents ...

ERS surges $7bn in a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... Treasury estimates, but this may not be a reason to panic. Treasury estimates a further $7 billion was wiped from super funds as the second tranche of applications were lodged at the start of the new financial year. However, Rainmaker Information data ...

BT un-aligns group insurance, awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... The Regulatory Change Expense Recovery fee is designed to help BT cover the costs of government reforms impacting super funds. On 4 May 2020, Westpac announced a review of its business units - determining that several business units lacked sufficient ...

Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... investors. "We believe there is a growing interest in what is already a sizeable market. A number of large Australian super funds, implemented asset consultants and general insurers have all expressed interest in green debt markets," Bovingdon said. ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
The balanced options of the majority of the country's super funds are only just in the red after suffering through an unprecedented period of market volatility. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin argues they have made ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... are hoping more come on board." Usher said FNF aims to achieve financial prosperity for Indigenous Australians, and super funds can benefit from its wide network of Aboriginal community organisations. "It is well known that Indigenous Australians have ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A controversial promotion at mining giant Rio Tinto has demonstrated how even the biggest of super funds hold very little sway when it comes to engaging with companies they invest in. Peter Toth, formerly chief executive of OM Holdings, was promoted ...

AMP closes ethical option to super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... management. It remains open to investors, but not to AMP super members. The fund has mandates with other (non-AMP) super funds. It is still open to these investors. "The fund's capabilities are well supported by clients. The Ethical Leaders Balanced ...