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What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... consulting firm is already examining how anticipated policy changes across the board may end up impacting investment portfolios. Chair of Frontier's responsible investment group Joey Alcock said whether the Albanese government can secure a majority of ...

SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... adopted, it would establish disclosure requirements for funds and advisers that market themselves as having an ESG focus," SEC chair Gary Gensler said. "ESG encompasses a wide variety of investments and strategies. I think investors should be able to ...

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 ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... maximum employment and inflation at the rate of two percent over the longer run." Also, in an unusual step, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell directly also addressed the US on the central banks plan to tame inflation in a post-meeting news conference. ...

Westpac offloads BT super funds to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... follows Westpac writing off all of the capitalised software and goodwill in the super business earlier this year. BT Super chair Gai McGrath said the trustee engaged broadly with the industry to "create a larger superannuation fund with the potential ...

Superhero board signs former ASIC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Former ASIC chair James Shipton has joined the board of Superhero. The trading platform, which launched in September 2020, has close to 200,000 investors and rolled out zero brokerage US share trading as well as its flagship superannuation offering. ...

Mitsui, Nomura to acquire New Forests

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... New Forests will leverage Nomura's global distribution network. As part of this agreement, founder, chief executive and chair David Brand will continue with New Forests until 30 June 2025 and focus on strategic initiatives and growth opportunities. Both ...

BUSSQ appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
The industry super fund will have a new chair from July 1. After four years at the head of the board, Paula Masters will step down as chair of BUSSQ mid-year. She is set to be replaced by Christopher Taylor who joined as a employer director in February. ...

Beware super home buyer collateral damage: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... affordable, but all Australian workers will also be worse off because of lower investment returns." Oppositely, Yellow Brick Road chair Mark Bouris called the super scheme a potential once in a lifetime opportunity for first home buyers to get into this ...

How AMP plans to bounce back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
AMP's chair has explained how the group intends to improve its financial performance, while Alexis George outlined how the 173-year-old company will be transformed, with a strong focus on the retirement space. Kicking off the company's annual ...