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AFCA adopts user pays funding model

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... entities that don't use AFCA's services or use them less will pay less. AFCA said about 90% of members will see a positive or neutral impact on fees, with the balance to see an increase that represents their usage. Based on data found in the AFCA's user ...

EQT reveals most popular fund launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... ESG-orientated investment strategies being developed." "We expect to see this theme to continue as we push towards a carbon neutral world by 2050. "The key focus of these funds is the environment and reducing environmental impact through investing. The ...

Investor confidence drops in April: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... quantitatively by analysing the actual buying and selling patterns of institutional investors, with a reading of 100 being neutral and indicating the level at which investors are neither increasing nor decreasing their long-term allocations to risky ...

Tattarang invests in plastic-free fabric

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... Series B capital raise by US-based material innovator Natural Fiber Welding (NFW). NFW creates low carbon, all natural, bio-neutral fabric products. Specifically, it aims to make plastic-free fabrics which are biodegradable. The company's global customer ...

Key investor trends unveiled in latest IFM report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
Industry superannuation fund owned IFM Investors has today released a report which expects decarbonisation to accelerate, with the energy transition driving greater investment in emission reduction programs. The report, Resilience and Transition: Infrastructure ...

NGS closes socially responsible option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... approved at the beginning of 2021," NGS said in a note to members. "We have set an ambitious target of 2030 for a carbon-neutral investment portfolio, towards which we are making excellent progress. But this is not the only work we are doing in the ESG ...

Digital economy regulation consultation opens

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... existing regulations, address inconsistent or overlapping regulation, ensure existing and new regulations are technology neutral, identify where new regulations may be required, and ensure best practice. Questions included in the feedback include what ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... committed to net zero by 2050, with a clear target for 2030 and its entire private equity portfolio is already carbon neutral. Australian Retirement Trust (the newly merged QSuper and Sunsuper), AustralianSuper, Active Super, Aware Super, Colonial First ...

AFCA consults on funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... a new user-pays funding model. Under the proposed model AFCA estimates that 90% of its members would see a positive or neutral impact on total cost and one in five members would experience a decrease in fees. However, the largest financial institutions ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The $450 threshold, a relic of the superannuation system from 1992 when employers argued it would be too difficult for administrators to pay super on small wages, has finally been scrapped in a win for women - but this is just one small step in addressing ...