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Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... APRA's work to extend it further." Meanwhile, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) general manager, advocacy Mel Birks responded in unison, saying she welcomed the release of the first Choice heatmap, and supports the increased transparency ...

New role for Cbus' Robbie Campo

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
In addition to her role as group executive for brand, engagement, advocacy and product at Cbus, Robbie Campo has taken on a board position with the Integrated Reporting Framework. Campo is an advocate for the benefits of integrated reporting, a form ...

New LGBTIQ investment option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... partnered with an LGBTIQ rights organisation to provide consumers with a way to invest in line with their values. LGBTIQ advocacy group OutRight Action International has partnered with the Newday Impact Investing app. "When investors invest in Newday's ...

Australian philanthropy awards winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... Award: Fay Fuller Foundation Bolder Philanthropy Award: Gandel Foundation Best Grant Program Award: COVID-19 Rapid Advocacy Fund Community Philanthropy Award: Inner North Community Foundation Environmental Philanthropy Award: The Limb Family Foundation ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... Buckley led Women in Super for the past eight years where she was responsible for responsible for leading the strategy, advocacy, policy, research and campaign work to improve retirement outcomes and access to superannuation for women. She was previously ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... Practice Forum on ESG heard that only a small subset of super funds are walking the talk when it comes to genuine ESG advocacy. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin highlighted some of the practices super funds adopt, starting ...

Australian Ethical overhauls longstanding fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... is to diversify the offering, but will also see those investment fees reduced, dropping from 1.20% to 0.99%. "The Advocacy Fund is changing but rest assured that our advocacy work isn't. Australian Ethical continues to find opportunities to advocate ...

Family law super reform passes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... leglisation and said it will help women get their fair share of superannuation assets when a relationship breaks down ISA advocacy director Georgia Brumby said: "For far too long women have found it too hard to get a fair share of financial assets like ...

ASIC to watch member shunting to untested super products

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... that potentially will remain always untested," Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) general manager advocacy Melissa Birks told ASIC and APRA at AIST's annual investment conference yesterday. "...Are you alert to this and what sort ...

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... as hard as I possibly can for all Cbus members to build on the historic strength of their fund. It is because of the advocacy, agitation and sacrifice of building industry workers that Australia now has a $3.3 trillion pool of national savings." He added ...