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Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... of responsible investment strategies - consumers were found to be most interested in funds that avoided fossil fuels and human rights violations. This is not entirely in line with the most common negative screens. Investment managers are most likely ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... ceased. Meanwhile, Walmart and Wal-Mart de Mexico were excluded in 2006 on the basis of serious or systematic violations of human rights. The Norges Bank's Council on Ethics has since found the grounds for exclusion are no longer present. In line with ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
Twenty-one financial institutions have come together to sign an open letter pledging their support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for an established First Nations voice in the constitution. The signing was prompted by the second ...

Mercer names administration services lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... head of industry and public sector funds, and will also lead the client service teams. Bloch first joined the firm's human resources department in 2004 and returned in May 2010 as a financial advice leader. She was the chief executive of the Financial ...

Three new faces join SuperFriend board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... SuperFriend board." Guthleben joins the board as a partner fund representative. She has more than 19 years' experience in the human resources and financial services industries. Currently, Guthleben is executive officer people, capability and enablement ...

Industry super fund appoints new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... people to plan and save for their retirement," Haddock said. ACSRF has 90,000 members across Catholic schools, hospitals, human services and other organisations.

Forrests donate $655m to foundation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... maximizing early childhood development from conception to the age of five. It will also fund initiatives in eliminating global human rights abuses especially modern slavery, international advanced education scholarships and optimizing ocean health. Minderoo's ...

Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
In its third iteration, challenger superannuation offering Human Super will relaunch under a new name, almost two years after its initial attempt to enter the market. Human Super - a superannuation product designed specifically for women - will relaunch ...

One third of Australians trust robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... research commissioned by think tank Thinque, about one third of Australians would accept robo-advice as their faith in the human side of the financial services sector continues to waver following the Banking Royal Commission. Futurist and innovation ...

ASIC approves AMP for MDAs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... corporate regulator also said it added the conditions to ensure AMPFP maintained adequate records and had the necessary human, financial and technological resources, risk management and internal dispute resolution systems to offer MDAs. When questioned ...