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New board directors at FEAL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... Lisa were approached to join the board on the basis of their extensive experience and track record in the super and investment space." "This depth of experience will see them make a valuable contribution to FEAL and to our professional development and ...

New research backs diversified SMSF portfolios

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... the SMSF Association and the University of Adelaide confirms self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that have diversified investment portfolios outperform those that do not. The research, based on financial statement data from over 318,000 SMSFs for the period ...

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... reviewed the issue of modern slavery and broader human rights considerations at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference. FS Sustainability was a media partner at the event. "As investors we're quite unique in that ...

Citi alumna returns to strengthen superannuation offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... and continues to provide increasing opportunities in both local and offshore markets as the funds internalise their investment function and seek to increase exposure to international markets," Woodruff said. "Nicki will work closely with product partners ...

Labor vows to review YFYS test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... negative consequences" for ESG investing. Minister Stephen Jones spoke to the audience at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference on topics relating to ESG and responsible investing, including removing regulatory barriers. ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... Australia (ISA) also lamented the government's decision not to prioritise paying super on parental leave. "This modest investment of paying super on parental leave would add up to $14,000 to the retirement balance of a mother of two. As 99.5% of applicants ...

Plans to remedy NALI, NALE issues welcomed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... education Peter Burgess said. "There could also be situations where all the income an SMSF receives from a particular investment, including any realised capital gains on selling the investment, is forever tainted as NALI because of a simple oversight. ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... Business Support. AIA Australia also swept four categories: Claims, Short-Term Income Stream, Annuity Innovation, and Investment Bond. Challenger was crowned the Overall Annuity Provider of the Year winner, and also won the Long-Term Income Stream category. ...

Industry funds buoyed by unlisted assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... of Australians Own Big Super report finds. Furthermore, industry funds are keeping costs down thanks to in-housing investment management functions, pointing to the example of one fund that reduced such costs by 40% - from 86 bps to 51 bps. "This has ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... 17% of Australians already investing in ethical and responsible products, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA has released From Values to Riches 2022: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Australia ...