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CEFC, Crescent Capital Partners invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... decarbonisation now, we can be confident they will continue to play a significant role in our economy in the future, with sustainability embedded in their operations, delivering lower emissions alongside enduring investor support," he said. Meanwhile ...

Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... they need at retirement and encourage them to enjoy their savings in retirement. This will enhance the long-term sustainability of the superannuation system and take pressure off future tax settings, he said.

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... The lobby group said it supports the government's objective and said the key principles of preservation, equity, sustainability, and dignity ensure future policy changes focus on delivering the best possible retirement for all workers. ISA added if super's ...

APRA investigates NobleOak capital adequacy breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... insurers can continue using the offshore reinsurance market in a prudent manner. LPS 117 supports both financial sustainability and competition in the local reinsurance market, which was a major stakeholder concern," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell sa ...

ETF market to hit $200bn by 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... portfolios," Global X head of distribution Kanish Chugh said. Global X expects the growth to also be fuelled by sustainability-minded investors, saying new environmentally conscious product launches last year reflect the shift towards values-based investing. ...

Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) has bucked the trend, rejecting the proposal to legislate an objective of superannuation. The IFPA said it supports consistency in future policy making around superannuation, which should be ...

Retail super fund pulls the plug

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... 3000 members. Though last year, FairVine Super, a smaller fifth division of Aracon Super, shut due to significant sustainability issues that jeopardised members' best interests. It's understood that the fund had just 197 members and $7.6 million in funds ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... some of these trust trends and weighing in to help consumers think about these decisions, is transparency around sustainability and ethical practices," she said. "So, these trends are in part driven by consumers increased access to information, but also ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... director Gordon Noble, Climate Council of Australia independent economist, climate councillor Nicki Hutley and ReThink Sustainability executive director Rob Gell discussed the impacts of climate change on the superannuation system, funds and their members. ...

Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... larger funds, it said. Earlier in 2022, the fund was identified by APRA earlier this year as one of many facing sustainability issues, largely because of its declining membership.