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Super scorecard to shift consumer playing field

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
An independent think tank is launching a sustainable retirement scorecard as a self-assessment tool for superannuation funds to benchmark performance in managing members' retirement. The Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes (CSRI) is introducing ...

Big data's big retirement benefits

DARREN SNYDER, STEPHEN FAY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... spending uncertainty also led to lower take-up of annuity products and lower draw-downs than were actually possible and sustainable. Also speaking at the conference, Schroders' global head of defined contribution and retirement, Lesley-Anne Morgan ...

GROW Super seeks RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... other new entrants, and even for a number of smaller super funds, being a fund in and of itself just isn't going to be sustainable in the long-term and so that creates a lot of opportunities both for and within the industry," he says. This is an extract ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Australian chief executives believe they must look beyond financial growth to ensure long-term sustainable success. The fourth annual installment of KPMG's Global CEO Outlook found Australian chief executives recognise the importance of ESG policies ...

MetLife Australia chief to lead industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... fund's core values. "As chief executive she will be ultimately responsible for ensuring that we continue to deliver sustainable long-term investment returns to these members and clients," he said. Stewart was appointed to lead MetLife Australia in ...

Alphinity rolls out sustainable Aussie equities fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... Alphinity Investment Management has launched a new Australian equities fund designed to address the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund (SSF) aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index after ...

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... $44 billion, said the code "not only protects and enhances long-term investment value for our members, but promotes sustainable value creation in the companies we invest on their behalf." A third industry fund, Hostplus, said it will become a signatory ...

Industry fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... "They're being driven much more by local or regional demand and that's a whole different ball game. It's a much more sustainable growth story for emerging markets."

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... explained in his statement, this is because while "Economic growth and employment in New Zealand remain robust, near their sustainable levels... consumer price inflation remains below the 2% mid-point of our target due, in part, to recent low food and ...

ASIC and FPA submit recommendations to RC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... subsidy practices, maintaining that both advice and product manufacturing businesses should be self-sufficient and sustainable.