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Amazon Web Services expands Australian operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... availability of three AZs. Commonwealth Bank executive general manager, global technology services Mark Vudrag believes having safe and resilient infrastructure allows the bank to provide the best services to its customers. "As more traditional banking ...

Pension plan sued for expensive, active strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
US-based Fidelity Investments has been caught up in a class action that alleges a major pension plan exposed members to risky, expensive actively-managed investments instead of allocating to safer passive options. The complaint, filed against Coca-Cola ...

NAB names RBS alumnus as chief operating officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
National Australia Bank has appointed its chief executive's former colleague as chief operating officer. Les Matheson will return to Australia after spending six years as chief executive, personal and business banking (UK and Ireland) at Royal Bank ...

LGBTI+ leaders list 2020 revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... customers. Wilkerson is also chair of the Mercer Pride Business Resource Group, which means they are responsible for creating a safe and inclusive culture at Mercer. "The best advice I received early on, was that I can't force people to change. I ...

Aware Super cuts carbon emissions by 40%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
Australia's second largest super fund has managed to reduce the carbon footprint of its equities portfolio by 40%. The $130 billion industry fund (formerly First State Super) has created a series of new listed equities benchmarks that will support the ...

EQT wins endowment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... management, Darren Thompson said EQT is delighted to support OzChild in its goal of seeing that all children and young people are safe and nurtured. "The mandate appointment demonstrates that our work in the philanthropy sector, combined with our asset ...

Confusion over retirement income objectives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
A growing chorus of industry stakeholders agree that the retirement income system lacks a clear objective, but the comprehensive government review found the industry cannot agree on what that should be. The Retirement Income Review report found the ...

New approach needed for Age Pension: RIR

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The Age Pension is a vital pillar of the retirement income system and provides most Australians with a minimum standard of living but a new approach is required to ensure retirees that rent reach this goal. The long-awaited Retirement Income Review ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The largest asset owners in the world have increased both their monetary and social reach with active ownership becoming a key investment strategy, according to new research. The Thinking Ahead Institute's Asset Owner 100 (AO100) report shows the largest ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... a number of states begin to reimpose limited activity restrictions, and people may begin to lose confidence that it's safe to go out."...and they have. According to the Wall Street Journal: "States are slapping new restrictions on daily life amid ...