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Challenger super fund names advisory board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
A new superannuation fund has created an advisory board to guide its development, including a former AMP director of savings and retirement, and a director of Impact Investment Partners. TOMORROW Super, led by former BT Financial Group executive Wes ...

UK to introduce new pension scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... on to enormous pension liabilities, the UK government said. The new scheme was proposed last year after the UK's Communication Workers Union (CWU) reached a deal with Royal Mail, the 500-year-old postal delivery service. CWU has close to 200,000 active ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... pension delivery organisation which provides asset management, executive consultancy and pension administration, communication and employer services. APG managing director, global real assets Patrick Kanters said: "As a pension investor, we are continuously ...

Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... across this index," ACSI said. "In 2018, Hermes EOS engaged with 746 companies on 2,084 ESG, strategy, risk and communication issues and objectives." Hermes EOS head Hans-Christoph Hirt said: "We look forward to sharing our expertise and enhancing our ...

Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Women are more concerned about their financial future than men, while the number of women investing online has almost doubled in the last five years. On International Women's Day, Investment Trends research that shows about 150,000 women are using online ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
From chief executives to chief underwriters, risk advisers to mental health and consumer advocates, here are the stories of six women in financial services you should know about. Financial Standard has profiled six women from different parts of the ...

Equipsuper boosts digital and member experience teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
Equipsuper is boosting its member experience and digital capabilities with several new hires. Former SS&C DST director of product development Sam Higgie has taken the position of product strategy consultant. Higgie reports to head of product experience ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
Industry superannuation funds continue to impress members more than retail counterparts when it comes to financial performance. Latest figures from researcher Roy Morgan show industry super funds continue to skip ahead of retail funds in terms of member ...

Rich families stingier with charities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Wealthy families gave away a smaller slice of their household income in 2018 compared to those on the other end of the economic spectrum, a new study has found. Roy Morgan found that households bringing in $130,000 to $250,000 in household income gave ...

ASIC flags post-RC criminal prosecutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... non-enforcement contact with regulated entities. The regulator said the new office will have an overarching and effective communication strategy to ensure the deterrent impact of ASIC's enforcement actions are maximized.