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Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
The state of Maine has become the first in the United States to pass legislation forcing its pension fund to divest fossil fuels. Last week, Maine passed bill LD99; an act to require the state to divest itself of assets invested in the fossil fuel industry. ...

Rest appoints head of operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
Industry superannuation fund Rest has hired AMP Capital's former head of global client services and enablement to lead its operations function. As head of operations Corrine Henville will oversee the provision of services to Rest members and the management ...

HESTA managers improve on gender diversity

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
According to HESTA, diversity at its external managers shows women's representation improved in the last two years but remains a long way from parity. HESTA surveyed 70 of its external managers in December 2017 and then again in December 2019 before ...

Super funds back carbon startup

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
A new carbon risk management startup backed by Aware Super, Energy Super and Future Super has launched with former AMP chair Catherine Brenner on the board. Emmi will collect and analyse data on carbon emissions to assess businesses' financial risks ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... financial services industry have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours list, with a number from the superannuation sector represented. This year saw 1190 Australians recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours and includes the highest ...

CFS, UniSuper win customer satisfaction nods

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Colonial First State and UniSuper are the superannuation of choice for consumers, taking home the highest satisfaction ratings in Roy Morgan's annual awards. CFS received the Retail Super Fund of the Year nod in the 2020 Customer Satisfaction Awards ...

Aware Super awards $30bn mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Aware Super has appointed an index solutions provider to take care of its passive equity and fixed income mandates. State Street Global Advisers will now manage about $30 billion in passive strategies for the $145 billion fund. The appointment follows ...

ASX invests in GROW Inc

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
ASX has acquired a minority stake in fast-growing superannuation administrator GROW Inc. In a statement, the exchange said the investment aligns closely with ASX's strategy to drive efficiency in financial services using distributed ledger technology ...

MLC Life appoints claims chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... Dorter, who has been on secondment since April 2020 from her role as director of advisory for KPMG's insurance, superannuation and workplace health division. Between 2005 and this year, Beevors worked in the areas of workers compensation and claims. ...

Mergers push member positivity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
The recent merger activity in the superannuation sector is received positively by members but engagement is still underwhelming, new research shows. The latest Investment Trends Super Member Engagement Report showed nearly a third of members see merging ...