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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 ...

New digital asset fund launched

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... becoming an increasingly fundamental component of the financial ecosystems of tomorrow, Crennan said. "We employ delta neutral strategies whereby we seek the best returns with minimal directional risk. As rational investors seeking the best returns for ...

Super baby bonus could end inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
A baby bonus paid into the superannuation accounts of women who go on parental leave combined with paying super during their time off could address the significant gap between the retirement savings of men and women. According to numbers from the Association ...

Mingshi Investment Management to launch local offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... appointed Michael Negline as Australia country head in December 2020. The manager now plans to launch an AUD China-A Market Neutral strategy and an AUD China-A Long Only fund. Mingshi said it is also in talks with potential investors to start a China-A ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... alternatives portfolio". Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt added that the portfolio continues to be positioned with a neutral risk setting. "However, we have taken some risk off, particularly in the listed equities program, given the run-up in ...