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Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Super funds with female trustees and female leaders can boost their member's super by $100,000 over their working life. That's according to the latest data coming out of Rainmaker Information, which found that female-led funds with MySuper products ...

ANU to help determine fate of SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Australian National University (ANU) has been selected by the Morrison government to analyse whether wages will be harmed if the superannuation guarantee is increased to 12%. Robb Preston, manager of Treasury's retirement income policy division, told ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... risk of a recession. These dire prognoses, along with the heightened volatility in the financial markets, have spurred finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7 to assure us, mere mortals, of a concerted response. Several central banks have ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... says. Company director Sandi Orleow says this needs to change. "There aren't a representative number of women within finance currently or entering the industry," she says. "We need to change that as we are an industry that serves society and 50% ...

HUB24 appoints interim chief financial officer

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... year. Debbie Last has nabbed the role, effective today, and brings with her 25 years of experience in governance, risk, finance and strategic to the platform. It comes after current chief financial officer Mark Goodrick announced his resignation on December ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee in Canberra yesterday, Arndt was asked about the Future Fund's capacity ...

EQT bolsters board

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... recognised as an advocate for women in leadership and frequently called on for her insights into social enterprise, business, finance, gender equality and governance." Schwartz is also the founding chair of the Women's Leadership Institute Australia ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... spreading disease on their respective economies and the world at large. This is underscored by the 'Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' issued on 3 March: "We, G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, are closely ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... own "C" word response. "C" for concerted or coordinated action... take your pick. As Bloomberg reports: "Group of Seven finance ministers will hold a teleconference this week to coordinate their response to the coronavirus outbreak, France's Finance ...

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... "That's why our government is moving default KiwiSaver funds away from fossil fuels, putting people and the planet first." Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the government would be changing the investment mandate from 'conservative' to 'balanced' ...