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Super funds losing billions to fossil fuels

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... members instead of taking systemic action," Gocher said. "As a result, millions of people who care about protecting our land, water, environment and climate are still financing the very industry which threatens them. "To make matters worse, the fossil ...

Industry fund flags DB issues in Fraser review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... concerns about the administration of defined benefit schemes. Vision Super, a $7.5 billion fund for local government and water authority employees, said any move to mandate independent directors on super fund boards could adversely impact the complex ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds has updated its investment expectations on human and children's rights, water management and climate change. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which manages about US$804 billion, recently released its ...

ETFs saw record growth in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw their highest-ever annual growth in 2015, increasing funds under management by 42% to $21 billion. As BetaShares' Australian ETF Review: Year End 2015 report noted, the ETF sector saw record inflows in 2015 in spite ...

QIC bolsters infrastructure team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... New York to its infrastructure team. Eric Belman was most recently managing director, business development at GE Power and Water. Prior to that, he oversaw mergers and acquisitions strategy at United Technologies and PepsiCo. At QIC, he will manage the ...

Whitehelm and Cisco to deliver digital city management

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... "smart city" management services. The services include dynamic sensor-based street lighting; parking, traffic, security, water and waste management; and "eco-friendly" urban planning. Cities will pay no upfront implementation costs; the investment is ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... says something about the sweeping remit of financial advice that Paul Fog credits both commercial property law and playing water polo for Australia as steering him towards the profession. From his perspective, though, both are equally important. As the ...

FSC, Deloitte name Future Leader Award winner

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
An executive manager of wealth management at Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is the winner of this year's Financial Services Council/Deloitte Future Leader award. Laura Bielinko was awarded for her creative approach to retirement income, which included a proposal ...

Culture is the 'glue' that drives growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... code), business growth is ultimately driven by the 'informal' culture, the one that arises from corridor conversations or water cooler gossip. "The formal culture is 'above the line', and everyone understands it because it's visible and tangible to everybody... ...

CBA whistleblower flags unfair compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... assurances that this program was about putting the victims first and providing justice. Today's evidence blows that out of the water." A CBA spokesperson replied to the news on October 28, saying, "We reject allegations presented to the Senate Inquiry ...