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COVID-19 may delay retirement: WTW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
A new report from Willis Towers Watson suggests the effects of COVID-19 could delay a person's retirement by as much as eight years. WTW said a range of factors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic mean superannuation fund members may need to keep working ...

ASIC drops CBA investigation

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Commonwealth Bank has announced the corporate watchdog will not be taking any action against the bank nor its directors over a money laundering and counter-terrorism scandal identified by AUSTRAC three years ago. In an ASX announcement, CBA told investors ...

HESTA takes active approach to class actions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
HESTA has told the parliament it sees participation in class actions as a form of active ownership. The super fund said it participates in class actions to recover losses but also as a means of encouraging better standards of corporate governance and ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
If a technical recession is defined as two successive quarters of negative growth, what do you call a period where the economy contracts for three straight quarters... and counting? Japan may have imposed less stringent coronavirus containment measures ...

HESTA advocates for change post Rio blast

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The $52 billion industry fund for health employees has outlined its investor expectations for mining and energy companies and how they engage with Indigenous communities and heritage sites after the destruction of the Juukan Gorge Caves by Rio Tinto. ...

Another AMP worker recounts campaign of harassment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
A new whistleblower has come forward, recounting what amounts to a campaign of harassment and a derailing of her career at AMP, leading several other former employees to do the same. The account from the whistleblower was read to the Senate by Senator ...

Pandemic heightened need for SG increase: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
In its supplementary pre-budget submission lodged with the government the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) called for the SG increase to go ahead and an expansion in the coverage of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme. ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
As the demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment products grows in Australia, American Century Investments offers a fresh approach focused on innovation in the healthcare sector. The Health Care Impact Equity strategy enables ...

CFA Institute call for feedback on new standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
The CFA Institute is seeking feedback from the professional investor community on a consultation paper for a proposed disclosure standard for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments products. The new standard aims to focus on the disclosure ...

Pahari sorry, victim calls for documents

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Former AMP Capital chief executive Boe Pahari has offered an apology to Julia Szlakowski, but she is still calling on AMP to release documents in relation to the sexual harassment matter. After announcing Pahari would step down from the role of chief ...