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EISS Super answers tough questions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... community-level organisations and it has been implied that their community involvement and service in some way led to a conflict of interest with sponsorships undertaken by EISS Super. This is untrue. All sponsorships and marketing activities were undertaken ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Diversa

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
The regulator is taking Diversa Trustees to court over failing to maintain oversight of a now banned financial adviser. Diversa is the trustee for $1 billion Future Super, Mason Stevens Super, ING Super and MAP Master Super - later known as OneSuper ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Superannuation funds are 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 ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
FTSE 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. ...

Mainstream shareholders vote in favour of Apex

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
After a lengthy bidding war, Mainstream shareholders have voted in favour of the proposed acquisition by Apex Group. Apex will acquire 100% of Mainstream shares for $2.80 per share, valuing the company at $400 million. Almost 99% of Mainstream shareholders ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... key finding of the survey, which is a belief that demand for financial planning will increase in the years to come as interest in retirement planning grows. A whopping 82% of CFPs think demand will grow in the next five years, largely driven by those ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... said. Perennial ESG and equities analyst Emilie O'Neill, who presented alongside Cottier, said the public took a keen interest in ESG investing, particularly over the past two years thanks to several triggers. "Starting locally in Australia, it really ...

ASIC chases $12m from Mayfair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... are accused of 'misleading and deceptive' conduct in relation to Mayfair's advertising of what it described as fixed-interest investment products, the M Core Notes and the M+ Notes. The notes allegedly funded a range of investments including the purchase ...

Energy leads top stock picks: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... quarter and profit growth is expected to be weak in the short-term due to credit growth and cost-cutting, but rising interest rates are set to increase interest margins and profits for major banks. From the sector, Morningstar's top picks were Westpac ...

JANA makes senior appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... fast-changing. I look forward to sharing my expertise and applying my insights to support JANA's NFP clients to manage interest in and pressure for responsible investing, rising costs of investment management, cash flow and liquidity issues, and the ...