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SMSF advisers navigate new regulation: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
New policy proposals, including indexation of the transfer balance cap and the $3 million cap present a variety of engagement opportunities for SMSF advisers, according to Investment Trends' latest report. The 18th annual edition of the 2023 SMSF Adviser ...

Super performance test consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones has opened consultations that aim to make the superannuation performance test more accurate by updating the benchmarks and extending the testing period. These are among the proposed changes to the Your Future, Your ...

UBS launches philanthropic arm down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
The Australian expansion comes as UBS's philanthropic activities gather pace around the globe, with new initiatives in environmental, health, education and child protection issues. For more than two decades, the UBS Optimus Foundation has supported ...

BlackRock shutters Russia ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
BlackRock has started the process of liquidating its iShares MSCI Russia ETF. The asset manager intends to commence liquidation of the ETF on August 17 by distributing its current liquid assets to shareholders while retaining a reserve to meet costs. ...

V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
The Chicago based asset manager has extended its offering to Australian asset owners with the launch of the V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy. The strategy tracks the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ...

AZ Sestante launches ESG portfolios

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
AZ Sestante has launched five new ESG focused portfolio options, available on the HUB24 from today. The portfolios were developed in partnership with Evergreen Consultants. According to AZ Sestante's head of distribution Andrew Davies, the new range ...

Tesla axed from the S&P 500 ESG index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Tesla has been booted from the S&P 500 ESG index due to its low S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) ESG score. In an S&P DJI ideology blog, North American head of ESG indices Margaret Dorn said that Tesla had fallen into the bottom 25% of its industry group ...

Principal Financial Group announces ESG index

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The global financial company has partnered with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) to launch the Global Financial Inclusion Index. The index and its analysis aim to uncover key drivers shaping financial inclusion and exclusion across ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces and cost of living support, including a cut to the fuel excise. The deficit for 2022-23 is expected to be $78 billion, 3.4% of GDP. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the fuel excise ...

NZ Super awards passive ESG mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
NZ Super Fund has selected UBS Asset Management to manage $4.9 billion across two passive mandates. UBS Asset Management has designed two ESG index equity funds for NZ Super, tailored to its performance and responsible investment requirements. UBS Asset ...