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Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... business (EOS) will share engagement insights about Australian and global companies with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), whose members include 39 local and international investors who together own an average 10% of every ASX200 ...

Super fund chief executive to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
The chief executive of one of Australia's largest corporate superannuation funds is retiring and the fund is hunting for a replacement. Doug Carmichael is slated to retire in June end after nine years of leading Commonwealth Bank Group Super. The ...

Interest in early access to super rises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
AMP has experienced a spike in the number of financial adviser queries regarding early access to superannuation. Analysing the more than 2000 calls received by the team in February, AMP said there was a significant rise in the number of advisers looking ...

NZ Super makes transparency play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... Future Fund, which releases its voting record annually through a proxy voting summary. Last year Australia's largest superannuation fund AustralianSuper, released quarterly breakdowns of its voting in relation to Australian listed equities as the year ...

Slow but steady: SMSF growth continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
The flow of retirement savings from superannuation funds to the self-managed sector continues. But is the river drying up? Rainmaker analysis of APRA data shows total net flows between APRA-regulated super funds and self-managed super funds has steadily ...

Sole purpose test divides industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A promotional offer to members of a super fund exposed the grey areas of superannuation regulation, as the industry debates whether bonus frequent flyer points schemes breach the sole purpose test. AustralianSuper is currently offering 20,000 Qantas ...

Super rules must support women: AIST

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees renewed calls for superannuation legislation to be stepped up to close the gender gap in retirement savings. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck outlined the body's four-step plan to address the ...

Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... still earning less, they take career breaks and there are fewer of them in senior positions which has resulted in a superannuation gap," Devoy said. "If women's ability to earn and then save during their working lives is less than men's, then it's more ...

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... principles and urged ASX300 companies to have a minimum 30% gender diversity target. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) also extended its gender diversity target of 30% board representation women to the ASX300. For ASX200 companies ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Superannuation funds with more women in leadership roles are adding up to $55,000 to member balances, according to new insights. Latest Rainmaker figures show super funds with greater female representation on boards and leadership teams achieve greater ...