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Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... million to ensure their workforce participation reverts to its pre-COVID-19 record high. Australian women made up the majority of those who lost their jobs during this crisis, he said, noting that females and young workers suffered most acutely in the ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... with the ABC following his speech, Frydenberg acknowledged the budget is based on a set of assumptions, such as the majority of Australians being vaccinated against COVID-19 and borders being reopened. "There is a great deal of uncertainty, these are ...

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... approach to SRI/ESG implementation over the thematic approach (30%) and the negative-screening approach (25%). The majority of respondents (57%) identify the E (environmental) as the most important dimension of ESG, followed by the G (governance) at ...

Integrity Life raises $43m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... pumped $43 million into life insurance startup Integrity Life to help it expand and build out its digital offering. The majority of the capital came from Schroders Investment Management based in Switzerland, Leadenhall Capital Partners and Daido Life. ...

Industry fund doubles down on fee cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... last financial year, and top ten over all periods up to ten years. Rowe added that in addition to the fee cuts, the majority of the funds other options are top quartile. "We're delighted to announce this further reduction in fees, which means more money ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... shows the impact of the pandemic on current and future retirees with interest rates falling across the world and the majority of COVID-19 related deaths in Australia over the age of 70. Natixis Investment Managers in Australia chief executive Damon Hambly ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... director and head of Asia Pacific, Arian Neiron said: "We are seeing a sharp rise in ETF use in Australia, with the majority of respondents, or 73%, having increased their use of ETFs in the last year. The main driver of this move to ETFs has been the ...

SMSF changes unlikely to mushroom new funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... increase rapidly if the membership is expanded to six. Thorp says even though four members have been allowed, so far majority of SMSFs (93%) only had two or fewer members in 2017-18 according to ATO. "This pattern of membership, where 7% of funds or ...

VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... the annual general meeting in November. Following Tynan's departure as a director VG1, the board will now comprise a majority of independent non-executive directors. After 12 years at VGI and being an instrumental figure in the launch of its master fund ...

Male-pack mentality holds back boards

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... sample of large ASX-listed firms, and found that many boards persistently suffer from a "boys' club mentality". The majority of the participants agreed that gender diversity in the boardroom brings different perspectives and unique skills to the discussions ...