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200% more ESG investments from sovereign funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... in oil and gas. Sovereign wealth funds' involvement in the oil and gas space dropped 46.92% to $6.9 billion from 2020's figure of $13 billion. Last year also recorded the lowest deals in oil and gas at eight. In 2019, the investments stood at $12.7 billion. ...

Best-performing default funds revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
A mix of retail, industry and corporate superannuation funds dominated the 10 best-performing default options list in the latest November figures. New Rainmaker analysis of personal default superannuation fund options found that over a three-year period ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... Jane Hume at the event. Both ministers agreed that unpaid super is a significant issue, yet no one can agree on the exact figure. The ATO calculates $3.5 billion while ISA believes the figure to be $5 billion. "It's a big problem, whether it's ...

Industry super funds launch fresh campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Industry Super Australia has unveiled its latest advertising campaign, encouraging Australians to join one of its 13 member funds. The industry group has launched the 'I'm with one' campaign will run on metro, regional and subscription television ...

Retirement Income Covenant hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... around 5% of the $2.5 trillion in funds managed in Australia comes from overseas. The CCIV regime is designed to boost this figure, providing economies of scale to both domestic and foreign investors resulting in lower investment costs," he said.

Bond scam defrauds SMSFs $2.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... Consumer Commission found that Australians have lost over $70 million to investment scams in the first half of 2021. This figure is expected to double by the end of the year with increased reports of cryptocurrency scams, imposter bond scams and Ponzi ...

Government advances adviser levy drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... Rainmaker's latest Financial adviser report reveals an 11% year-on-year drop in the adviser population, taking the total figure back to July 2015 levels of 19,238. "The freeze in the per adviser levy will provide financial advisers with the certainty ...

Super advice gains traction: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... Investment Trends' 2021 Financial advice report, which found that only 1.8 million Aussies use a financial adviser, a figure that has been on the decline by 100,000 per year since 2020. Perceived high costs and lack of investible funds remain the ...

Adviser exits continue, industry recruits 50

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... Rainmaker's latest Financial adviser report reveals an 11% year-on-year drop in the adviser population, taking the total figure back to July 2015 levels. "If the number of financial advisers keeps falling at its current rate albeit this fall rate begins ...

Most shorted companies on ASX: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... been accumulating for weeks, with the most recent figures standing at 13 million shares, up 78% from the 7.3 million share figure reported in early October." Also among the most shorted companies is Piedmont Lithium with 4.5% of its total float shorted ...