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Analyst views on ESG swing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
The Fidelity International Analyst Survey has revealed surprising sentiment around ESG, with 90% of analysts reporting some or all the companies they cover are focussed on ESG. In 2019, 31% of analysts surveyed said most companies they cover were stepping ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
With a covid here, and a covid there, everywhere a covid, even old MacDonald (who had a farm) will get sick reading, hearing and listening to stories and warnings over escalating infection numbers... E-I-E-I-O. COVID-19 has captured the world's ...

SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
State Street Global Advisors will slash the fees of the most traded ETF in Australia. SSGA is set to make a six basis point cut to the management costs of its SPDR S&P/ASX200 ETF (STW), pushing its cost down from 0.19% p.a. to 0.13% p.a. The change ...

Industry fund bumps up premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
Members of a $25 billion industry superannuation fund are set to pay higher insurance premiums from April 1, with some paying up to 20% more for death and TPD. VicSuper has notified members their insurance premiums are increasing as a result of the ...

FSC calls for CSLR claims cap

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called for the government to cap compensation claims over financial misconduct at "reasonable levels" so as not to create a "moral hazard". In a submission to the Treasury's Compensation Scheme of Last Resort ...

AIA income protection premiums jump

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
Premiums for retail income protection policies with insurer AIA have climbed substantially over the last two years. One AIA Priority Protection policy sighted by Financial Standard had a 27% increase from 2018 to 2019 and then a 32% increase from 2019 ...

HESTA hikes default insurance cover

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The $55 billion industry fund is hiking the cost of its standard insurance cover for most of its members, with those aged 55 to 64 years to be the worst hit. HESTA's standard insurance cover -- which eligible members automatically receive upon signing ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
Superannuation industry professionals are going head to head over Australia's super guarantee system, yet all agree it's time for an upheaval. In a submission to the Treasury's Retirement Income Review Panel, the Actuaries Institute called for universal ...

Global asset manager fills giant impact fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The doors are officially shut on KKR's USD$1.3 billion global impact fund, with the firm itself tipping in around 10% of the funds invested. KKR has announced the final closing of the KKR Global Impact Fund, which is dedicated to investing in companies ...

SSGA promotes local SPDR boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The head of SPDR ETFs in Australia and Singapore, Meaghan Victor, has been promoted by State Street Global Advisors. SSGA has appointed Victor to a newly created role as head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific distribution, in a move that will see Victor assume ...