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State Super sets net zero targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
State Super is committing to an ambitious net zero target, which includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its portfolio by 45% come 2030. In a plan formulated with TCorp and Mercer, State Super is looking to achieve net zero status across its ...

Industry super funds launch fresh campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Industry Super Australia has unveiled its latest advertising campaign, encouraging Australians to join one of its 13 member funds. The industry group has launched the 'I'm with one' campaign will run on metro, regional and subscription television ...

Do inflows follow performance?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
A recent study found flows to individual funds do directly follow performance, but there's a catch. Rainmaker analysis of actively managed funds data for the 12 months to September this year shows flows follow performance but there is a lag of about ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
New research from the Australia Institute and Quit Nukes shows most major Australian superannuation funds still have holdings in nuclear weapons. Nearly one year since the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) came into force (January ...

Sydney Airport takeover given green light

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the acquisition of Sydney Airport by a consortium comprising IFM Investors, AustralianSuper and others. The Sydney Aviation Alliance, which consists of IFM Investors, AustralianSuper ...

The dark side of super switching: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
New research from Griffith University and Iress has revealed the 'double-edged sword' of the ease with which consumers can switch their superannuation. The research analysed over 42,000 superannuation switching decisions from 1 January 2019 to 31 March ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Fresh proposals from the Australian Law Reform Commission aim to simplify several complex areas of financial advice legislation. The ALRC is proposing sweeping changes to financial services law, including changes that affect the advice industry, tabled ...

Government fails to prioritise $450 threshold

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
The last sitting day for parliament this year has come and gone without progressing legislation designed to make sure those earning less than $450 a month are paid super. Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's ...

New financial crisis standards proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
APRA is consulting on two new prudential standards aimed at strengthening how entities, including superannuation trustees, respond to financial crises. CPS 190 Financial Contingency Planning (CPS 190) and CPS 900 Resolution Planning (CPS 900) are the ...

New LGBTIQ investment option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
In the US, an investing app has partnered with an LGBTIQ rights organisation to provide consumers with a way to invest in line with their values. LGBTIQ advocacy group OutRight Action International has partnered with the Newday Impact Investing app. ...