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ESG taxonomy key to achieving policy objectives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
ESG was something people were still googling five years ago. Now, it plays an important role in achieving objectives, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI Conference has heard - but greater structure is required to reach its ...

AustralianSuper expands capital markets team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
Richard Kerr has joined AustralianSuper's growing capital markets team. The nation's biggest superannuation fund confirmed that Kerr has been appointed head of platform management to help optimise its currency and derivative implementation strategies. ...

LGIAsuper to become Brighter Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
Following input from members, LGIAsuper will be rebranded to Brighter Super on July 1. The new name represents the legacy of the fund's members and the history of the contributing funds, being LGIAsuper, Energy Super and Suncorp's superannuation ...

Pendal launches new charitable investment vehicle

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
Pendal has teamed up with Investment Giving Australia to launch a new product in the Australian market that will allow investors to pass fund distributions on to charity. The launch of Investment Giving will offer investors the opportunity to direct ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Collaborating to examine the benefits of insurance offered via superannuation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Deloitte have made recommendations as to how it could be enhanced. A joint report titled ' The Future of Insurance ...

Charter Hall, VFMC commence $460m office build

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
Construction of Australia Post's new national support centre is underway, led by the property fund investment giant and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). The 12 storey, 32,000 square metre commercial office development will provide Australia ...

HESTA injects $4.4m into Aussie biotech startup

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
Sydney-based Inventia Life Science has announced the super fund's direct investment as it develops, manufactures and distributes the RASTRUM 3D bioprinter. The bioprinter enables the scale-up production of 3D cell cultures for research and 3D cells ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has pulled no punches in a recently released policy manifesto titled The basis of a fair society is a strong economy, once again calling for superannuation to be voluntary for those on low incomes. "Superannuation is a significant ...

Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Billionaire wealth soared during and after the pandemic, with a new billionaire created every 30 hours in 2022, a new Oxfam International brief reveals. According to Oxfam, the total wealth of the world's billionaires is now equivalent to 13.9% of global ...

Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
Australia's new treasurer has been sworn in this morning following Labor's victory in the federal election. The weekend's result also sees the departure of Jane Hume as minister for financial services, superannuation, and the digital economy. Treasury ...