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IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... entering the environment will be equivalent to removing almost 70,000 cars from the road. This target gained momentum when the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) invested $150 million last year to help drive emissions reductions and promote greater ...

CBA remediation bill drags performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... CBA employed 42,921 people as at FY19, about 459 more than the prior year. CBA recently faced mounting pressure to come clean as to the extent of its planned job cuts across its branches and technology division, alleged to affect 10,000 employees. Wealth ...

Jane Hume to address AFA Conference

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology will address the Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said the AFA is delighted to welcome Senator ...

Australian equity markets remain clean: ASIC

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
Australia is among the most efficient or "cleanest" equity markets compared with the rest of the world, according to a recent ASIC review. The review by ASIC found Australian equity markets continue to operate with "a high degree of integrity". Measuring ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... interest rate over a number of years for their investment - functioning similarly to a term deposit. RateSetter's National Clean Energy lending market allows people to apply for the loans to purchase solar panels and batteries. RateSetter targets retail ...

MLC Super updates TPD cover, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
MLC Super has changed the way it assesses total and permanent disablement (TPD) claims for all working members from 1 July 2019. For members who have worked for 13 months before lodging a claim, MLC Super will determine if the member is unable to work ...

Future Super to offer investment app

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... fund claiming to offer a portfolio containing "a large exposure to projects that focus on renewable energy and support a clean energy future." "Each investment will generate its returns from exposure to different infrastructure projects and other underlying ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
In her first industry address since inheriting the superannuation portfolio, Senator Jane Hume reinforced the Federal Government's plans to fix the structural problems across the retirement system and ultimately improve outcomes for members. Speaking ...

Myer Foundation backs new strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
Myer Foundation and the Australian Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation are among the early investors in a global manager's new Aussie equities strategy. AllianceBernstein's AB Managed Volatility Equities - Green ("Green MVE") is a new unit ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... Future Super in the first place. So it's very natural for me to choose that option and put my super towards funding the clean energy transition," he said. In urging more super funds to create investment options that save carbon emissions, Verwey ...