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Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
A giant of the super industry is the newest member of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. TCorp, which manages more than $80 billion on behalf of a range of NSW public sector and related agencies, has joined the association, bringing ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), representing $1.5 trillion in funds under management, has condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Trump justified the ...

Top super chief executive named ACSI president

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors will welcome a new president and deputy president in August. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk will become ACSI's third president, replacing current president Gerard Noonan (Media Super). LUCRF ...

Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... opting out of insurance covers. In addition to financial literacy sources such ASIC's MoneySmart and the Insurance Council of Australia's Understand Insurance websites, the ISWG suggested the establishment of a standalone member education website helping ...

ACSI welcomes new member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is increasing its scope of influence with a new addition to its membership base. Corporate superannuation fund Qantas Super, which manages more than $7 billion in funds, will join 35 other Australian ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... applied by Article 106a of the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, I hereby notify the European Council of the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community. References in this letter to the European ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... problems including aged care, housing affordability, ethical investing, and internal fund work culture. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) president Ged Kearney called on the sector to step-up its co-ordination on efforts to take on companies ...

ACSI adds AustralianSuper chief to board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, a collaboration of Australian and international asset owners, is adding two board members including AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk. Also joining Silk as a new member on the ACSI board is ...

Industry realigns for climate change

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... be a separate, distant or "non-financial" issue. APRA member Geoff Summerhayes' speech on the topic at the Insurance Council of Australia Annual Forum in Sydney last week was received positively by industry associations. The Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Mercer wins $250m NZ mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Mercer won a mandate in December to manage a $250 million New Zealand investment portfolio. Following what the New Plymouth District Council described as a "rigorous process" with consulting actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver, Mercer will take the reins ...