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Super funds supercharge semiconductor business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Five super funds, including Hostplus, HESTA, TelstraSuper, UniSuper and NGS Super have participated in a $30 million topping up of Sydney-based semiconductor developer Morse Micro's series B funding round. This brings the total raised by Morse Micro's ...

AustralianSuper botches major tech upgrade

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
AustralianSuper has recently implemented an upgrade to its member portal and app, but some members can't access or transact on their accounts. Last week, the fund said it had identified that some pension payments hadn't been made correctly due to an ...

Cbus pledges $500m to support Housing Accord

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
Cbus is committing $500 million to support the construction of new social and affordable homes through the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) as part of the national Housing Accord. Cbus chair Wayne Swan said the fund's commitment to the Housing Accord ...

Super fund board renewals need work: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... ensure there is proactive succession planning being undertaken. "All these components are important and should inform and connect with each other," Cole said. She said all super fund boards should place a tenure limit of 12 years on directors. "Long ...

APRA urges entities to strengthen risk management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... FAR. "The regulators have established a single point of contact for engagement with entities concerning the FAR - APRA Connect," he said. The platform is APRA's new data collection system and will be used as a single portal to avoid the need for entities ...

Advisers must register for FSCP: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... disciplinary body for financial advisers," Sciacca said. Sciacca explained registration will take place through the ASIC Connect portal and will be opened in the second quarter of next year to give licensees enough time to ensure advisers are signed ...

Iress unveils Connectivity Network

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... and simplify the advice execution process, thereby increasing the number of clients advisers can serve. It will directly connect platforms and insurance providers with advice softwares. Core to the Connectivity Network is the delivery of a new cloud-based ...

Investment teams 27% female: FSC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
Women make up about 27% of investment teams, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). That's a key finding from a survey of 20 of the FSC's fund manager members; it's an increase of 2% on last year. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said the ...

Nuveen, Lighthouse back housing projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Adelaide will see a new student accommodation housing project via Nuveen Real Estate, while SGCH's affordable housing project with Lighthouse Infrastructure will expand in Western Sydney. Nuveen Real Estate will partner with Flinders University on The ...

BlackRock expands proxy voting to retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
BlackRock will allow individual investors in select mutual funds in the UK to engage in proxy voting via its technology platform Voting Choice. BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said it's clear investors don't want to sit on the ...