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Mercy Super adds to board

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
Mercy Super has appointed a financial services veteran as an independent director, bringing with him more than 40 years' experience in funds management to the board. Sandy Grant has nabbed the role and will join the board's six existing directors. "We're ...

Survey shows future of mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
A survey of 110 pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies worldwide has revealed the new priority position ESG is taking in asset allocation. The survey was produced by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable ...

Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme is widening the gender superannuation gap, as a higher proportion of women draw down on their super savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. The analysis, coming out of AMP, found that 21% of women were withdrawing ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
As the nation's states and territories gradually reopen, business leaders have been called upon to harness the learnings of the crisis as we move into the next stage of recovery. Flexible working, reduced business travel, worker's rights, board ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
While hundreds of thousands of Australians remove tens of millions from their superannuation accounts, SMSFs are holding their own. The most recent superannuation statistics released by APRA show there was a decrease of 7.7% in total superannuation ...

Collapse of REITs spells opportunity: SG Hiscock

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... office investments could be disrupted as rents are higher and transport is more challenging, he said. "We aren't expecting major change but there will be some differences," Berry said. "Counterbalancing this is that the continued push for lower work ...

APRA pushes for super fund consolidation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... the top of the table. Declining returns going forward, reduced portfolios and dwindling membership bases will also present major problems, particularly when it comes to operating costs and the ability to provide value to members and demonstrate a "right ...

Industry fund backs tobacco-free pledge

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... in its campaign against investing in tobacco both nationally and globally. "First State Super was proud to be the first major Australian super fund to divest from tobacco in 2012; and since then we have worked extensively with Dr King and Tobacco Free ...

Time to buy residential property: Survey

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic shutting down home inspections across the country and seeing many Australians' wallets run dry, more than 70% of property investors believe now is a good time to buy. That's according to new research coming out of the ...

Complaints abound during COVID-19: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has received over 3180 COVID-19 related financial complaints since the pandemic was declared in March, with more than 600 directed at superannuation funds. Speaking to members at on online forum ...