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AustralianSuper denies turnover issue, delays office

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
AustralianSuper chief investment officer and deputy chief executive Mark Delaney has shot down rumours of a staff turnover issue at the fund and confirmed its planned US expansion is on hold. Appearing at a Bloomberg webinar, Delaney denied that the ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The chief executive of Mirova has refused to sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through ...

Rest climate change trial delayed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Rest member Mark McVeigh's day in court with his $57 billion industry superannuation fund over its management of climate change risk has been delayed. New orders were made in the Federal Court yesterday, with the trial date pushed back from July ...

Family office backs fixed income fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... desktop-based with late 90s technology. Our users can execute via an internet browser, through price sheets issued by banks, via a request for quote or by putting an order in the market."

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... long term." In his speech, the shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services says Morrison's request is something he agrees with, but adds that for the Prime Minister's words to be anything more than an empty slogan, his ...

Asgard, Future Super shamed on ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
At a hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that was supposed to focus on ME Bank's recent troubles, the super funds performing poorly in terms of early release copped surprise criticism. APRA had advised that early ...

Keybridge takes WAM to court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Keybridge Capital has launched legal proceedings against Wilson Asset Management, alleging WAM improperly transferred Keybridge shares into its own name. According to Keybridge's filing, it commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW in relation ...

UniSuper stares down job crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
The industry superannuation fund for universities is the only defined benefit fund still open to new members in Australia, now it is grappling with how the sector has been decimated by COVID-19. The travel bans put in place around the world to curb ...

Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... would be made, though he said the Mission Beach equity release would be used to make these payments, and continued to request clarification. Mayfair failed to pay two $2 million repayments in March. By April 7 Mayfair had proposed a payment plan but ...

Time to buy residential property: Survey

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic shutting down home inspections across the country and seeing many Australians' wallets run dry, more than 70% of property investors believe now is a good time to buy. That's according to new research coming out of the ...