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HESTA leads trustee board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
Superannuation fund HESTA has the highest number of women on its trustee board with nine females versus five males. An analysis of APRA's fund-level superannuation data as at June 2021 shows the $67 billion fund has tipped the gender imbalance as ...

Gender equality perception differs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... putting it into practice, new research shows. FINSIA's sixth biennial Gender Divide Survey has revealed the gap in perception versus reality of where the industry currently finds itself. More respondents than previous iterations of the survey had diversity ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... slow to 5.9% in 2021 from the 7.0% it forecast three months earlier, it now expects GDP to expand faster next year (3.8% versus 3.3% predicted three months before) and in 2023 (2.5% versus 2.4%). Similarly, the Fed predicts the unemployment rate to be ...

Australian Ethical overhauls longstanding fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... related issue, which in turn saw the mandate of the fund broadened. Since inception, to August end, the fund returned 10.6% versus the benchmark's 9.8%. In the year to August end, it achieved 33.8% while the benchmark saw 29%. Australian Ethical ...

Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... test has two components: average investment returns (net of investment costs and taxes) for the last eight financial years versus a benchmark, and the administration fees for the last financial year versus a benchmark. If on adding the two numbers, the ...

Iress steady amid OneVue integration

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... for the first half of 2021, in line with full year guidance. Pro forma net profit was up 9% and pro forma EPS was up 6% versus the prior comparative period," chief executive Andrew Walsh said. "The improved performance was driven by growth in trading ...

APRA issues guidance on lifecycle products for performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... product to get around the performance test. It also wants funds that have had multiple MySuper products to use actual returns versus blended returns of the products, clearly identifying the current product's predecessors. To be identified as the ...

Super fund portfolio disclosure consultation reopens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... be aggregated by the relevant institution; while infrastructure and property must be categorised into into directly held versus unitised and the percentage of direct ownership must be disclosed. Another proposal is removing the requirement to disclose ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... months score of plus 25 - with conditions falling in "all mainland states", led by NSW. Its components - trading (12 in July versus 32 in June); profitability (6 versus 25); employment (10 versus 18) - all weakened. This may not be the end of it for ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... month's 1.9% year-on-year gain. Similarly, real wages growth fell by 0.4% over the same period from 2.0% in May and versus expectations for a 1.2% increase. Less income equals reduced spending. June household spending dropped by 5.1% in the year ...