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SMSF gender gap reduces over time

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... SMSF. "The Class SMSF Benchmark Report has become a key reference document for the industry, providing timely data and insights to support SMSF accountants, administrators and advisers," Day said. "The insights on average total fund balances in this ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... AP1-4. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said: "Social media companies have become incredibly savvy at providing digital insights into their users, in the same sense they should be harnessing this knowledge to ensure that they have measures in place ...

Former Labor MP joins SMSFA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... described by chair Deborah Ralston as "invaluable" to the ongoing evolution of superannuation policy. "His knowledge and insights from the broader advice and superannuation sectors have made a valuable contribution to our discussions," Ralston said. ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
A new report has drawn insights from BlackRock and five other giants to identify five catalysts that could speed up stewardship among asset managers. Willis Tower Watson published a paper summarising research on six large asset managers who collectively ...

Industry funds eye SMSF market stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... lead from SMSFs as the sector with the largest assets under management, new KPMG research predicts. KPMG's annual Super Insights report suggests by 2029, industry funds will have more than $2 trillion in assets and will topple the SMSF sector's foothold ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), ethical investing quadrupled in Australia between 2014 and 2017. The KPMG Super Insights Report for last year found that Australian Ethical was the fastest growing super fund in Australia by membership for ...

Crestone builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... Crestone who share our vision. We offer client's global, multi-asset class portfolio solutions and the skills and insights that these two bring to the table will truly complement that offering," Ginnivan said. "We have invested heavily in creating ...

Regulators unite for life insurance transparency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... "APRA's publications are designed for industry analysts, including our own supervisors who will use them to gain deeper insights into the performance of the life insurers they oversee." ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said both the online tool and ...

Former Apple exec links with AMP Capital

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... American business. Based in Delhi, Preising is set to join AMP Capital's 15-strong team of senior advisers and provide insights to the firm's investment and asset management teams, which oversee the operation and development of its infrastructure assets. ...

Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... an Australian body for asset owners. Hermes Investment Management's stewardship business (EOS) will share engagement insights about Australian and global companies with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), whose members include ...