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Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... superannuation system made marginal improvements and scored highly for its integrity and sustainability, according to a global study. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index this year graded Australia a B+, slightly better than the B it received ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... to poor claims experience. "Irrespective of their domain skills, directors need to have the capability and motivation to study the detail in areas where they are particularly skilled. Directors must know the type of key reports to request and need to ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... these groups doesn't make them ESG, it comes back to how they demonstrate this," Dunnin said. A Rainmaker Information study released earlier this year found that Australia's ESG super coverage ratio is among the highest in the world after analysing ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... respondents, and 45% said it is the quality of or consistency of corporate reporting and disclosures. Interestingly, the study found that not allocating to sustainability-focused investments is perceived as a reputational risk, with 64% of APAC asset ...

Employers unaware of YFYS, stapling: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... on what the Your Future, Your Super reforms - including stapling - mean and how to comply, according to new research. The study, commissioned by consumer experience consultancy CSBA and Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL) in partnership with Melbourne ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... already have a robust understanding of investments and some relevant financial qualification. As opposed to the 300 hours of study the CFA Institute suggests is necessary to pass level one of the CFA exam, it recommends 130 hours of study time to complete ...

Aussies confident about retirement spending: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... the uncertainties of COVID-19, Australians are far more confident about their retirement than global counterparts, a new study shows. Most retired Australians said that they would have retired at the same age even if they had known about the events of ...

BlackRock warns against reforms based on assumptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... fundamental misconceptions", adding that any possible reforms based on ideas still under debate would be premature. Citing a 2015 study of the US airline industry and claims that common ownership led to increased ticket prices between 2001 and 2014 ...

Criminal charges filed against CBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... conduct from CBA that is the subject of these charges was revealed during the Royal Commission and is the subject of a case study in the final report from Commissioner Hayne. This is the second criminal prosecution under consumer protection provision ...

Aussie fund management diversity improves: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... improved its gender diversity record but still has a long way to go, Citywire's Alpha Female 2021 Report reveals. The annual study of global fund managers and how well the industry is progressing with gender diversity found that the last 12 months saw ...