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ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Collaborating to examine the benefits of insurance offered via superannuation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Deloitte have made recommendations as to how it could be enhanced. A joint report titled ' The Future of Insurance ...

ASX names new managing director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
Helen Lofthouse will be the first female to hold the position of managing director and chief executive at the bourse. Lofthouse joined the ASX in 2015 as a member of the executive leadership team and replaces Dominic Stevens who was appointed in 2016. ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
Stephen Jones has today been sworn in as assistant treasurer and minister for financial services, replacing Jane Hume who had overseen the financial services portfolio since 2019. Jones has served as shadow financial services minister since 2019 and ...

AGL abandons demerger, leadership resigns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
Following shareholder opposition underscored by ESG concerns, AGL will no longer pursue a demerger; a move that sees the departure of its chief executive Graeme Hunt and chair Peter Botten. Today, AGL board of directors announced the company would withdraw ...

A mixed year for super: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
The annual KPMG Super Insights report has called 2020 and 2021 a challenging period for the superannuation sector, the impact of which will be felt for some time to come. Over 2020/21 investment markets and the super sector rebounded from the initial ...

Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
The California Senate passed a bill overnight prohibiting the United States' two largest public pension funds from investing in the world's top 200 fossil fuel companies and require them to divest any existing holdings by 2030. The California ...

Vanguard terminates multi-factor active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
Three years on from listing as the first of its kind on the ASX, the Vanguard Global Multi-Factor Active ETF (Managed Fund) will be terminated next month. The Vanguard Global Multi-Factor Active ETF (Managed Fund) (VGMF) listed in April 2019 and marked ...

ETFS Capital, WisdomTree in cooperation deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
Graham Tuckwell's ETFS Capital entered a cooperation agreement with WisdomTree, alongside Lion Point, to enhance WisdomTree's board of directors and corporate governance. Under the agreement, former State Street Global Advisors chief investment officer ...

Super funds to reach $1tn by 2040: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
A recently released KPMG Super Insights report shows Australia could have at least two super funds with over $1 trillion in assets in the next 20 years. KPMG insights suggest AustralianSuper and the Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will dominate the ...

Future Generation welcomes Mike Baird as new chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Future Generation today announced Mike Baird will join the company's board of directors as its new chair. The former NSW Premier will take over on July 31 from current chair Jonathan Trollip who has filled the role since the 2014 inception. Trollip ...