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Super fund ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... of research Alex Dunnin. "It's also the most emotive given how many stakeholders don't seem to understand that the task of a super fund is first and foremost to satisfy the Sole Purpose Test, deliver investment returns and look after the financial ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is already rapidly disrupting various industries, speeding up processes and making fast work of huge amounts of data, and investors and businesses need to analyse the material ESG risks and opportunities of ...

BT upgrades platform functionality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... unique users as of May 2023. "Tracking the status of form submissions and transactions is a time-consuming but necessary task for advice practices, as they usually require this information when giving updates to clients," Croft said. Other recent changes ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... is the duty that the adviser owes to the client? "The adviser holds itself out as providing advice. Providing advice is a task different from selling a product. Is the customer entitled to treat the adviser as acting in the customer's interest?" ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
A veteran of the Australian financial services sector, Michael Harrison is being remembered as a teacher, mentor, and unrelenting advocate for risk advisers after he passed away on Sunday morning, aged 78. Harrison enjoyed a varied and colourful career. ...

NALI measure receives mixed response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... to determine if a general expense has been undercharged and by how much," Burgess explained. "This may sound like a simple task, but the reality is in a dynamic market such as the SMSF sector there can be significant variation in the services provided ...

HESTA revamps insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
HESTA has renewed its mandate with AIA Australia and, in doing so, made a raft of changes to its insurance offering. HESTA notified members it has renewed its insurance arrangements with AIA, extending the relationship that's been in place since 2017. ...

NZ Super Fund chief executive resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... manager of the $56 billion NZ Super Fund. "The many years I've spent here are a testament to the interesting and challenging task we have, and the talented and committed people I enjoy working alongside," he said. "I am so pleased to have been part of ...

GBST acquires WealthConnect platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
GBST has bolstered its fintech portfolio by acquiring WealthConnect, the flagship product of the now-defunct financial software provider Creativemass, for an undisclosed amount. WealthConnect is a digital practice management, customer relationship management ...

PensionDanmark chief executive to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... have decided to pass on the baton." "It has been a great honor and joy together with our skilled employees to be handed the task to develop PensionDanmark into an important supplier of sustainable welfare solutions for common Danes. "As of October 1 ...