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Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... obligations, this needs improvement, Press said. Additionally, ASIC noted that many funds are not conducting a root cause analysis of complaints to identify systemic issues and improve member treatment in the future. Press went on to say that ASIC's ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... it was known as the Select Investment Actively Hedged International Equities Fund. According to Rainmaker Information analysis of the funds' flows, the Aussie equity fund's FUM has dropped 36% in the last three years, while the other's has fallen 91%. ...

I know it's hard, but it could be harder: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... to smash Australia into a recession by trying to squash demand in response to inflation that has, on the RBA's own analysis, been predominantly a result of supply-side factors," he said. "Can you explain to the renters and mortgage holders of Australia ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... between average investment returns for 'blue' or 'red' state pension funds," Rainmaker Information found. However, the analysis found a 280-basis point margin in a one-year period, with the average blue state pension fund showing a -3.6% loss and the ...

Super disruptors throw in the towel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... onto the scene in 2014, followed by Grow Super, Spaceship, Crescent Wealth, Human Super and Zuper. Rainmaker Information analysis shows that at their peak, 30 challenger brands tried to take on established industry and retail funds, hitting $3.8 billion ...

AFA, FPA propose merged entity name

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... Financial Planner member of the FAA will pay $995 in annual membership fees for the 2023-24 financial year. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register at the end of 2021 shows that the FPA is the preferred adviser association. Some 38% ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... company reports of ASX 200 companies to assess the 45 most talked about ESG related topics over the last five years. The analysis showed that topics including greenwashing, green finance, nature-based solutions and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial ...

Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... higher than expected inflation." In addition, Challenger said that rising medical expenses could make matters worse. "Analysis does reveal that the health component of the consumer price index (CPI) has been consistently higher than the overall CPI measure ...

Bloom raises $500k in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... Melanie Madders, a director at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, and Marine Dehayes, Climateworks Centre research and analysis manager.

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... overall management quality issues, and will also use Glassdoor to gather information that feeds into other sources of analysis. "You can use it in two ways," Carlsson said. "You can look for trends - staff engagement, chief executive approval ratings ...