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Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... revise their definitions of controversial weapons to include nuclear weapons in line with the United Nations. The report states that while several superannuation fund websites state that they exclude controversial weapons, they do not include nuclear ...

Half of all super products cut fees: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... investment fees in Australia to be dropping fast to record lows, these super funds are increasing theirs," the research states. "Indeed, for the funds that raised fees, 90% of these involved investment fees going up." Previous research by Rainmaker shows ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... highly in demand. There is also a shortage of nurses, childcare workers, cooks, bakers, locksmiths, and mechanics across all states and territories. Raising the threshold, ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar said, will encourage greater participation ...

WA government seeks to improve WA's ESG outcomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... is the ESG information pack the first of its kind for WA, it's also the most comprehensive ESG information pack of the States and Territories. "It will be valuable in showcasing the varied commitments already underway in WA to global investors," McGowan ...

PM Capital forges ahead with LIC merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... Opportunities Fund (PGF) to take over the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund (PAF). This follows a Federal Court order that states PAF should convene and hold a meeting with its shareholders to allow them to vote on the merger. PAF directors urged shareholders ...

FASEA to reword Standard 3

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... Standard 3 to state so that its purpose and intent are clear and effective in its implementation. Standard 3 currently states: "You must not advise, refer or act in any other manner where you have a conflict of interest or duty." The code requires advisers ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
By most accounts, Jacinda Ardern's island has succeeded in combatting the coronavirus pandemic. As at October 26, worldometer.com data showed that New Zealand ranked among one of the countries in the world with the lowest case of COVID-19 infections ...

Joining the 1% around the world: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... 101 years and three months to earn the $850,000 that would put them among the wealthiest 1% in the country. In the United States, it would take working Americans with a net national income of $55,419 roughly 79 years and five months to meet the required ...

Tasmania remains best performing state: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... of having the best-performing economy in Australia, CommSec research shows. In the stockbroker's latest State of the States report, the ACT has retained is second place position while Western Australia took out equal third position with NSW. Meanwhile ...

What family offices want: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... $1.12 billion in NSW and $1.04 billion in Victoria. Australian family offices are overwhelmingly concentrated in the two states, with 41% in NSW and 31% in Victoria. Despite Sydney having the highest concentration of wealthy individuals and families ...