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Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... and HESTA have voted against the re-election of Woodside director Ann Pickard, who also chairs the Energy Board's Sustainability Committee, with HESTA also voting against the broader remuneration plan. The super funds said the gas giant has failed to ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... advertisements will begin appearing shortly." Last August, Mercer Super was fined for making misleading ESG claims about the sustainability of its investment options. The fund agreed to work on its risk management culture and practices after the prudential ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... executive Sarah Abood reaffirmed the FAAA's commitment to collaborating on critical policy areas to improve the sustainability and accessibility of financial advice. "We congratulate the returning government and look forward to working closely with them ...

TWC bolsters investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... given TWC's global aspirations of building scale. Additionally, Olteanu-Veerman has a strong background in sustainability, an area where the firm expect she will play a significant role, particularly in integrating sustainability elements into investment ...

Analyst promotions: TCorp, Future Fund, CareSuper, Fidante, First Sentier

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... with Damian Cottier who manages the Better Future Trust. The ASX-listed fund invests in companies that address sustainability challenges and avoid the headwinds of the energy transition. Previously she worked with Sustainalytics in ESG research and sustainable ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... ensure fairness in super tax concessions, arguing that the incoming government should commit to maintaining the sustainability of the super system by ensuring tax concessions are "distributed fairly", which is supported by The Australia Institute. "This ...

DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... from a small base of a total of six disputes. In recent years, APRA put the microscope on DII, questioning its sustainability, profitability, pricing and actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known as income protection insurance, DII ...

Australian Ethical hires ESG heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... diversified investment funds and an impact investment platform for wholesale and institutional clients. Before that, the sustainability investment specialist spent 14 years at Willis Towers Watson, leading the investment consulting team in Sydney and ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... overall statistic is 86% of Rest members, from the age of 15 to 91, expect us to invest responsibly and think about sustainability," Doyle said. "There are differences when you get closer to retirement, because they're not necessarily thinking about ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... a long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors. In 2021, a whistleblower - former DWS group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler - came forward with claims the asset manager was making misleading public statements about its commitment ...