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Industry funds confirm merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... month, after the two industry super funds signed a Successor Fund Transfer Deed (SFT), marking a significant milestone in the union originally proposed in the beginning of July. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said the decision to merge will guarantee ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 gave birth to "non-conventional monetary policy" - where many developed country central banks lowered interest rates to zero/negative and/or engaged in quantitative easing. While these prevented the "Great Recession" ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... and so forth, an event horizon if you will - most, if not all, of these scares thought of when Britain leaves the European Union could turn out just that, scares. Just like the Y2K bug, all involved are or have already made contingency plans for this ...

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... 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 said it raised the concerns of salaried ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... struggled to act maturely. He ended his reflections with what he calls the "increasing level of inappropriate activism" by union or fund managers leveraging their financial influence to pressure listed companies their super funds is invested in. Citing ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... indications of slowing and even fears of a recession in the US - which accounts for 19% of total exports - and the European Union - which purchases 45.6% of the UK's total shipments. This could only worsen given latest speculations that Germany - ...

Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
A newly elected Liberal Senator wants to make superannuation voluntary for those earning less than $50,000 per annum. Lashing the super industry in his first speech to the Senate, new Liberal Senator for New South Wales Andrew Bragg said compulsory ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Plus Super also appointed Susan Weston to the board as a member-elected representative. Weston is an experienced senior union leader and employee relations professional with a background in industrial relations and human resources management. Chief executive ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
Advocates of impact investing are in fear for the future of the movement, issuing warnings about the dangers of impact-washing. A recent analysis of green themed funds around the globe found 85% make unsubstantiated and misleading impact-related claims ...

ISA condemned by union

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
The Electrical Trades Union has condemned Industry Super Australia's recent report on the energy crisis, saying it puts at risk the very people ISA is supposed to represent. The report, Fixing the Energy Crisis, was issued by ISA last week. It makes ...