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AFCA tallies up COVID-19 complaints

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received close to 1500 complaints about superannuation funds over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Releasing data now that the World Health Organisation has declared the pandemic over, AFCA said ...

Class action commenced against IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... that the company marketed and facilitated the trading of complex CFDs to inexperienced investors. "The Federal Court of Australia has described these products as "financial heroin hits" in the hands of unsophisticated retail investors," the two firms ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australia is one of the world's savviest and highest-performance institutional investor markets, and the way it has embraced climate active and ESG investment strategies is about to be supercharged. After almost a decade-and-a-half of climate and ...

AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... banking and finance. Previously, Singh has worked both as an in-house legal counsel and for regulators including WorkSafe Victoria and the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria. He then trained and worked as a financial planner before becoming a case ...

HESTA adds Dahn to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... HESTA's great reputation for responsible investing." Dahn is currently chair of the investment committee for Breakthrough Victoria and Australian Communities Foundation. She was also chair of investment committee at MTAA Super Fund, AGEST Super and ESS ...

Ord Minnett welcomes head of private wealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... he was general manager of private wealth. Most recently, he served as Ord Minnett's state manager, Victoria and South Australia. In his new role, Hegerty will take a national view as well as continuing to be Ord Minnett's Victorian state manager. His ...

Super funds back new renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... Integrated Management Services. The five assets that underpin the platform are a range of solar and wind farms in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Queensland. "We are delighted to be announcing the launch of Intera at a time of unprecedented ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST), menopause is costing Australian women $17 billion in lost earnings and retirement savings. In Australia, close to 27% of women retire before their 55 th birthday and they do so with about 40% less superannuation than the ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... (CMSF) in Melbourne, Ralph provided an insight into his recent market research on growing opinions of superannuation in Australia. Out of many discussions with super members, Ralph said the majority feel their super fund is "lousy at communications". ...

AustralianSuper invests in build-to-rent-to-own affordable housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... AustralianSuper has partnered with Assemble to invest in affordable housing via a build-to-rent-to-own model, addressing Australia's housing crisis. AustralianSuper's investment focuses on the Assemble Futures pipeline, which aims to provide moderate-income ...