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Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... determine the best course of action, whether that be closing, merging or selling. Mookhey's comments in parliament follow advocacy by the Finance Sector Union which met with AMP last week to discuss the future of the group's advisers. The FSU ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... ethical standards. The review will involve consultation with representatives from the accounting, taxation, consumer advocacy and education sectors as well as with regulators and the public. It will evaluate the future sustainability of the legislative ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... 30% less super than men of the same age in retirement, and roughly 40% of single women retire in poverty. AIST head of advocacy Ailsa Goodwin said increasing SG to 12% was the single greatest contribution to improve retirement balances for women. "Leaving ...

Super body opposes member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... to reintroduce its member interests superannuation reforms continues to rile pockets of the super sector. The national advocacy group for women employed in superannuation and financial services, Women in Super (WIS), has condemned the bill in a submission ...

Industry bodies react to APRA review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... the recommendations can improve the superannuation sector. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees head of advocacy Ailsa Goodwin said the panel's recommendations to publish performance data of all APRA-regulated products and objective ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... to May 2019, as well as the three-year period (11.9%). Over the short term, Australian Ethical's Super Employer - Advocacy (12%), Media Super's Sustainable Future Shares (11.5%), Australian Ethical Super Employer's Growth (10.3%) and First ...

Association names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... chief executive Judith Fox. Fox has led the ASA since February 2017. Prior to this she was national director, policy and advocacy at the Governance Institute of Australia for 10 years. Fox has been a member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council since ...

Increasing SG costly for middle Australia: Grattan

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... Keating, Bill Shorten and the Fair Work Commission in 2013. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees head of advocacy Ailsa Goodwin said adjusting the taper rate is critical to the integrity of superannuation and the wider retirement income ...

Putting Members' Interests First Bill reintroduced

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Superannuation Package) Bill 2018, which recently came into effect. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees head of advocacy Ailsa Goodwin said: "We support the intent of this legislation to protect some members - such as young people - for ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... Spicer said. ESG integration was found to be the dominant responsible investment strategy; this was followed by corporate advocacy and shareholder action. Negative screening was the third most popular strategy in Australia - however, globally negative ...