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Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Companies should disclose workplace safety issues and fatalities in their ESG reporting to improve transparency and identify systemic risks, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). That was a key takeaway from the council's ...

SuperFriend boosts leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
The workplace wellbeing partner of the superannuation industry announced several newly created executive leadership roles as part of its expansion plans. Sandy MacLeod will become general manager of insurance solutions. He joins from CommInsure where ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... higher corporate fund up-take is most likely due to insurance sometimes being subsidised by the employer as a broader workplace benefit," Rainmaker said. However, take-up rates are still high for corporate funds without subsidised arrangements. The partnership ...

Industry fund awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Bond option best performing The $8.5 billion superannuation fund's bond option is the top performer on SelectingSuper workplace super performance tables for fixed interest investment options to May 31. It has a 6.5% p.a. return over the three years to ...

AMP loses mandate to AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
AMP has lost a workplace superannuation fund contract to AustralianSuper. Australia Post has selected AustralianSuper as its new default super fund provider following pressure from the Communications Workers Union (CWU), the representative of postal ...

Three new faces join SuperFriend board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... SuperFriend has announced three new board appointments. Sarah Guthleben from Equipsuper will join the board along with workplace health expert Niki Ellis and mental health campaigner Mitch Wallis. SuperFriend chair David Atkin said: "Sarah, Niki and ...

Female fintechs make better investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... Australia head of high growth ventures Amanda Price said: "This data from the UK reinforces that it is gender bias and workplace imbalance, and not capability or performance, accounts for the lack of female fintech leaders." She pointed out that in Australia ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... 144 not-for-profit funds dominated the list; the remaining were retail-based products. The top-rated cohort comprised workplace (63), personal (46) and retirement (65) products. Super funds awarded the rating passed a range of best-practice measures ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... across-the-board wage rises. These include everything from hiring bonuses, to offering extra hours, to increasing perks and workplace conditions. "Their reasons for doing so stem from the competitive landscape, or at least how it is perceived. Even when ...

Financial adviser salaries revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... work-life balance and personal development. This is in comparison to baby boomers who search for stability and security in a workplace. Given changes to professional standards and the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's legislated requirements ...