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ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has acted against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court ...

ASIC lifts ClearView interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... Target Market Determination (TMD). The interim stop order applied to Clearview Life's ClearChoice Income Protection Cover and Accidental Income Protection Cover, which ASIC announced on July 19 it has imposed. ASIC was concerned that the TMD failed ...

IFM drops $50m on local infrastructure player

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
IFM Investors has backed utilities and communications provider Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA), making a $50 million investment. The global fund manager said it entered into a binding agreement with SUPA Group, which provides dual energy infrastructure ...

NGS Super expands leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
NGS Super chief executive Natalie Previtera has expanded her leadership team by promoting three more executives to run strategy, investment operations and legal and governance. The promotions follow last week's appointments which saw chief strategy ...

Equip Super sets sights on being different

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
The $30 billion superannuation fund is firmly in its growth era, consolidating its multiple brands and products and unveiling a new look that it hopes will help achieve its ambitious plan of being "a different type of fund." Two years on from its official ...

ASIC slaps interim stop order on ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... its Target Market Determination (TMD). The interim stop order applies to Clearview Life's ClearChoice Income Protection Cover and Accidental Income Protection Cover. ASIC believes that the Income Protection Cover's TMD failed to consider the impact of ...

Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The $30 billion superannuation fund which covers workers from engineering, manufacturing, healthcare and teaching, has appointed Julian Widdup to the board as a new member director. Widdup replaces Jan Dekker, who joined the board in 2016. For over ...

Cbus informs members of premium changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... cohort in recent years. "Each year we negotiate carefully with our insurer to make sure we're getting you the best value cover we can. So, while an increase has been unavoidable for some members, we've been able to negotiate a decrease for most members," ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... Following the hearings, anti-hawking rules related to superannuation products were put in place, however they don't cover financial advice services. One outcome led to the ban of hawking direct life insurance in 2020. National Advice Solutions was ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... partnership its distribution support for Proterra Asia's food strategy will extend beyond the UK and Europe to also cover Australia, Japan, and other agreed jurisdictions. Challenger chief executive of funds management Victor Rodriguez commented ...