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AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
AustralianSuper is pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its investment portfolios and ramping up its commitment to renewables. Following a board meeting in October, the super fund decided it was in members' best interest that it positions ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Asset management heavyweights are urging the nation's top 100 companies to take modern-day slavery and labour exploitation seriously by lifting the hood on their supply chains. The Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, a newly-formed ...

Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... Australia and New Zealand welcomed the recommendations. "We called for a more integrated and consistent approach to how Australians are covered for risks such as fraud, misconduct and corporate failure in not only auditing but also management and governance ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... reported at least some level of stress caused by their finances. AMP director of workplace super Ilaine Anderson said Australians are continuing to suffer the effects of financial stress, leading to personal tolls on mental and physical wellbeing. "This ...

InvestSMART adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... "Effie is one of Australia's leading personal finance commentators with more than two decades of experience helping Australians make the most of their money." InvestSMART is also the owner of Alan Kohler's publication Eureka Report.

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Australians are the most anxious about the impact COVID-19 will have on their portfolios but are also among the most proactive investors, according to a global comparison. Calastone's survey of 1800 retail investors from Australia, UK, USA, Germany ...

Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Around 75% of Australians want the superannuation guarantee to rise to 12%, according to a survey commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA said 1375 Australians were surveyed in October by Utting Research about ...

AustralianSuper dodges advertising scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
The nation's largest superannuation fund is facing heat for not divulging details of its $11 million marketing expense and how effective that has been in acquiring new members. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk faced the Standing Committee ...

Insurers must shape up on mental health: TAL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... last year, as evidenced by the Australian government's additional investment in and support for the mental health of Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic."

ATO prepares for end of ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... year shutdown and program closure arrangements for the early release of super (ERS) scheme. Since April 3.3 million Australians have taken over $34 billion out of their retirement savings through the ERS scheme which is set to close at the end of the ...