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Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... director of climate and environment Dan Gocher said: "It is quite concerning that just nine of Australia's 50largest super funds have demonstrably supported a majority of ESG proposals in 2018." Gocher explained that most of the proposals in question ...

Global equities boutique opens Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... Sustainable Growth Advisers in this important market." The long-only boutique already counts a number of Australian super funds as clients, so far totaling about US$1 billion. The business has about US$12.5 billion in assets.

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... all big four banks now use lifecycle products as defaults, with NAB's MLC being the latest entrant. In total, 25 super funds with at least three years of returns rejigged their default product to strategies that automatically adjust asset allocations ...

Super funds to dominate ASX: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... Superannuation fund are forecast to control more than half of the ASX in 15 years' time, new Rainmaker research shows. Super funds currently invest about $700 billion in ASX-listed companies, representing nearly a 40% stake of the index and growth ...

Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... most Australians." More than 92% of tax payers do not receive any franking credits, but the top 1% of self-managed super funds received an average cash refund in franking credits of more than $80,000 in 2014-15, according to the ALP. The Alliance's argument ...

Call for super funds to divest gambling interests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... superannuation savings funding the gambling industry. Australian Ethical research found some of Australia's largest super funds by assets under management are investing Australians retirement savings into the gambling industry. Australians lose more ...

Super funds grapple with PYSP deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... systems and practices prior to commencement on 1 July 2019. But it did not mention it will extend the deadline for super funds struggling to implement the changes. Some of the challenges or certainty funds are facing Steffanoni said include: Definitions ...

Healthcare property a buy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... Smith said healthcare property should be considered a strong asset class for all investors - from mums and dads to super funds. "Healthcare property provides exposure to favourable demographic drivers including a growing population and an increasing ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... There's plenty of research that shows that companies with diverse boards perform better." She explained that since super funds have a responsibility to make the best investment decisions to provide for their members in retirement, divesting from ...

Communication fails to keep member interests at heart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... receiving communication from trustees attempting to explain the new Protecting Your Superannuation Package laws. Some super funds however, are outshining others. APRA wrote to trustees today reminding them of the changes that will commence on 1 July ...