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Financial incentive provokes misconduct: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... authors said these examples all illustrate unethical pro-organisational behaviour. While some unethical behaviour in the workplace, like theft or embezzlement, is only motivated by self-interest, unethical pro-organisational behaviour is something whole ...

Managed funds versus the ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... Ethical Diversified Shares). The research also looked at superannuation funds and their Australian share options in workplace super. It found that 11 of the 80 beat the index for the year. The 11 outperformers were split almost evenly between not-for-profit ...

CFS trims corporate super distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... The FirstChoice Employer lifestage (1970-1974) has returned 9.7% over three years to June end, compared to the median workplace MySuper product's 8.9% return for the period, according to Rainmaker data. Commonwealth Bank's annual results announced last ...

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 ...