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Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
Yet another superannuation fund has pulled its mandate with AMP Capital's Ethical Leaders, transferring management of its Socially Responsible Balanced option to another firm earlier this month. LGIAsuper's Socially Responsible Balanced option ...

Hostplus called out on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
The $50 billion industry super fund Hostplus is the latest fund to be the subject of a campaign from Market Forces, demanding it divest fossil fuels and develop a climate action plan. Activist group Market Forces recently had success lobbying UniSuper ...

Longstanding Netwealth chair resigns

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
The platform has appointed a former UBS executive as chair following the resignation of its founding chair. Netwealth announced in its quarterly business update that Tim Antonie will take over from Jane Tongs, who has served as chair for more than two ...

Former CFSGAM chief joins property group

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
An ASX-listed property group has added the former chief executive of Colonial First State Global Asset Management as a non-executive director to its board. Warwick Negus joins the board of Dexus effective February 1. Negus is currently the chair of ...

First Sentier launches infrastructure fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
First Sentier Investors has launched a new US-listed infrastructure fund that is managed locally. The First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund (FLIAX) aims to achieve income and capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of up to ...

Future Super cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
Future Super has gifted its members a fee cut for the holidays, with fees set to reduce over all of the ethical super fund's investment options. The admin fee on the fund's Balanced Index option is reducing from 0.65% per annum to 0.554% per ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
There has been a slew of moves at a retail super fund, including the resignation of its chief investment officer and the appointment of a chief risk officer. Future Super, the super fund focused on climate change action with almost $1 billion in funds ...

Key advice reforms tabled

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
New regulation that requires financial advisers to disclose conflicts of interest and stamp out fees-for-no service have been tabled in parliament. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2020 aims to strengthen many ...

Kiwi firm rejects AustralianSuper takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
AustralianSuper's attempt to takeover a New Zealand infrastructure and renewable energy company for $5.1 billion has been rejected. The New Zealand stock exchange-listed Infratil (IFT) this morning rejected the bid, saying that the proposals are ...

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Cbus has completed the acquisition of a renewable energy asset with the help of a consortium. The partnership with Capital Dynamics and other investors acquired a direct undisclosed interest in two solar photovoltaic (the process of converting light ...