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Carbon transition and MBFID: Is it possible to meet both?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
About 70% of delegates to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' ASI Conference would still acquire new fossil-fuel based assets for the purpose of transitioning them - but is it in members' best financial interests? Polled during a panel ...

Australian firms spend 3.6bn on financial crimes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
A new study has shown that Australian financial service companies are expected to spend more than $3.6 billion on financial crime compliance in 2022. Yesterday LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the first Australian edition of its true cost of compliance ...

Younger generations lead the SMSF surge: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
A Vanguard SMSF investor report has found that the newest cohort of trustees are younger, confident and more engaged with their superannuation. The report stated on an average basis, newly established SMSFs have continued to be set up by younger investors ...

VFMC names new executives

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation today announced the promotion of Lucy Carr, who will be its new chief operating officer and the appointment of chief finance and risk officer Paul Shanley. Carr has been VFMC's chief risk officer since ...

A playbook for private markets

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
A panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference has discussed how unlisted assets can be an important diversification strategy for super funds, despite challenges in accessing deals. IFM executive director private ...

AIST names Rising Star

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
A TelstraSuper investment analyst has taken home the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Investment Rising Star Award. Caroline Stuart was honoured on day two of the ASI Conference, with AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck describing ...

Fair Work Commission raises minimum wage 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
The Fair Work Commission has today announced a 5.2% increase to the minimum wage which will come into effect from July. The Fair Work Commission has announced that the new minimum wage will be $812.60 per week or $21.38 per hour. The commission panel ...

Defective disclosures see Avanteos Investments fined

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
The former Commonwealth Bank subsidiary will pay a penalty of $1.71 million for failing to update defects in its disclosure documents related to charging fees to super members after they'd died. This marks the first criminal prosecution for failing ...

HESTA names new chief growth officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
HESTA has promoted customer experience and insights leader Sam Harris to chief growth officer. Harris first joined HESTA in 2012 and has been a member of the fund's leadership team since 2015. Harris was later appointed head of insights and customer ...

The first 30 years: Super's biggest changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
Choice of fund, shrinking investment horizons and the sheer size of the super industry have been pinpointed as the biggest changes of the last 30 years. In a panel discussion on day two of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference ...