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First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
First Super has appointed IFM Investors to manage a new indexed international equities strategy with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global (ex-Australia) publicly ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered its tenth consecutive rate hike, raising the cash rate by 25bps to 3.60%, however RBA governor Philip Lowe signaled a break could be in sight. "We are closer to a pause," Lowe said today while speaking at ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Women-led MySuper products have outperformed on average by a consistent 0.3% per annum over three, five and 10 years, new analysis shows. Rainmaker Information looked at the performance of 18 women-led MySuper products, being those with women in senior ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Sparked by the Great Resignation, financial services candidates seeking massive salary hikes could be a thing of the past as employers reject double-digit pay increases. Financial services employees looking for a new role are asking for a 15% above-market ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Last month, Treasurer Jim Chalmers pledged to end the super wars, but opposition to proposed super tax changes suggest a resolution is unlikely. Opposition leader Peter Dutton stated that he's "dead against" the government's proposed tax changes ...

The traditional CFO is no more: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
About 89% of Australian finance leaders believe the industry needs a new breed of chief financial officers. The study, conducted by Sage from January 7 to January 28 of last year, surveyed 1900 finance leaders at organisations with over 1000 employees ...

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The US state is spending big on financial education and is close to mandating personal finance courses for high school students in a bid to combat financial illiteracy. Assembly Bill 984, introduced by assembly member Kevin McCarty on February 15, would ...

Industry fund joins the million-member club

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
HESTA has welcomed its one-millionth member and reaffirmed its commitment to growth through its three-year strategic plan. AustralianSuper was the first fund to have one million members, reaching milestone in 2012. Since then, Rest, Hostplus, and Aware ...

Former Big Un chief charged with insider trading

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Richard Evans could face up to 10 years in prison following ASIC allegations that he communicated inside information about the former ASX-listed company. Evans, also known as Richard Simon Evertz, was represented by his lawyer in the Downing Centre ...

Private equity still hot: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Private equity will remain the top alternative asset class for new investment over the next two to three years, according to State Street's latest global survey. The survey, commissioned by State Street in Q4 of last year, surveyed 480 institutional ...