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Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
Active Super has been found guilty of misleading the public with false claims about its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials. The profit-to-member fund, which is set to merge with Vision Super in March 2025, made claims on its website ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... otherwise do not have the financial resources to pursue. Claims that the program may fund include investigations, such as public examinations, and independent solvency reports, as well as transactions entered with the intention to avoid employee entitlements ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... Van Ryn was initially sentenced to 13 years in prison with a non-parole period of seven years; however, the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed, deeming the sentence "manifestly inadequate." Consequently, it was increased to 18 years, with a non-parole ...

Ironbark partners with HarbourVest to launch fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... co-investments. "Private equity offers the opportunity to deliver attractive returns as it has historically outperformed public markets, which is particularly important at a time when HNW and institutional investors are looking for diversification, and ...

Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... extensive experience in business, having led organisations in banking, infrastructure, tourism, sport, the arts, and the public sector. "Ann will bring depth, judgement and perspective to the role. Having a chair of her stature and experience to help ...

Equip Super names chief experience officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
Equip Super appointed its inaugural chief experience officer (CXO), previously at legalsuper. Carrie Norman joins Equip on June 11. She most recently spent more than three years at legalsuper where she was chief member officer and an executive of member ...

Wollongong adviser wins Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... continue to be a cornerstone in advancing the professionalism of our industry and meeting the needs of a diverse Australian public," Purnell added.

BlackRock has most valuable brand, study finds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
BlackRock has the world's most valuable brand in asset management, while Public Investment Fund (PIF) takes the title among sovereign wealth funds. That's according to a global ranking of brand strength and brand value conducted by Brand Finance. ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... has noted the overall economy is still operating at a high level of capacity - due to the surge in immigration and the public infrastructure investment boom." Bassanese said the upshot of the inflation read is that interest rates are likely to remain ...

VFMC hires client portfolio design head

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... Baker to head of infrastructure to replace Adrian Best. VFMC is the investment specialist for the state of Victoria and 31 public authorities and related organisations. It managed $86 billion assets under management at the end of 2023.