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Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... extending their opaque disclosure practices to their environment, social and governance commitments. The recent Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on ESG heard that only a small subset of super funds are walking the talk when it comes to genuine ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... Russell's latest survey of global asset owners demonstrates an overwhelming consensus that sustainable investment is now standard. FTSE Russell surveyed 179 global asset owners earlier this year, 19% of which were from the Asia Pacific region. Of those ...

OnePath tops Fat Cat super fund list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
OnePath has toppled AMP to become the worst-performing superannuation fund based on Stockspot's annual ranking. In analysing some 600 multi-asset investment options offered by 100 super funds, OnePath took the gold prize as the overall worst performer ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
Knowing more about financial issues related to ageing will ensure success for financial advisers in the years to come, according to more than half of all CFP professionals. The Financial Planning Standards Board recently surveyed 4250 certified financial ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The second iteration of environmental, social and governance investing will require a stronger level of authenticity, accountability and focus on tangible outcomes, according to sustainability experts. A significant shift is taking place in the world ...

Milestone Group launches valuation tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... looking to improve upon their existing processes." Security valuation teams and pricing committees now have access to standard libraries of validations, controls, workflows and reporting to demonstrate adherence to best practices, Proctor added. The ...

Pendal makes changes in BIDS business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... currently report to head of bond, income and defensive strategies Vimal Gor will be promoted. In a statement to Financial Standard, Pendal chief executive Richard Brandweiner said the changes are being made "where we believe we have the strongest ability ...

Industry fund appoints chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... Andrew to the fund in November." Commenting on Howard's departure, Hostplus chief executive David Elia told Financial Standard : "Andrew has been an integral member of our investment team and while we are sad to see him leave Hostplus, we congratulate ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... advisers sitting the soon-to-be ASIC administered exam pay $948 per sitting. This is significantly more that the Financial Standard and Ethics Authority's charge of $540 plus GST per sitting. Advisers will be charged $218 to have ASIC review the ...

Failing Asgard super option to close

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... account," the document states. According to Rainmaker analysis, both Asgard and BT currently offer the same level of standard cover at $285,000 for a 40-year-old white collar member. While Asgard members in this cohort are currently paying $32.85 per ...