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Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... statements that they put out about the good they are doing," he warned. Following the Christchurch attack, New Zealand investment funds - with combined assets of more than NZ$90 billion - have called on Facebook, Google and Twitter to take action. The ...

Chief economist update: Fed on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Fed's decision following its 15-16 March 2019 FOMC meeting. The Fed gave the markets what they expected - it kept the Fed funds rate at 2.25%-2.5%, forward guided that this would be frozen at this level up to the end of 2019 (compared with its December ...

Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... would have knowingly charged significant premiums to inactive accounts. "We got to the point where [there were] 28 million funds - as in individual accounts - 40% are inactive," Robert said. "What was everyone doing about that? Now, this is the insurance ...

IFM Investors acquires super fund-owned port

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... operators to acquire 100% of Poland's largest container terminal from a consortium comprising Australian superannuation funds. The IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with PSA International and the Polish Development Fund, has entered an agreement ...

Neilsons sell 10% of Platinum

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... towards philanthropy and personal investments. The Platinum co-founder now has a retaining control over 42.79% of the listed funds asset management. "We are reducing our interests in the company that was founded some 25 years ago," Neilson said in an ...

Unions have right to express views: Combet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... parties saying something in their day job, if you like and their main responsibility whereas the governance of the industry funds is another matter altogether. "Just because someone says something in a speech doesn't mean everyone around the board ...

Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people. Scheerlinck appeared on a panel at the recent Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) stating that one of super's key achievements is working with AUSTRAC on setting protocols for ATSI people identification. ...

Boutique manager makes executive changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... more than six years, resigned from both posts. Prior to joining GARDA, Neep was the chief operating officer of Blue Sky Funds Management and held senior roles at UBS and LDN Consulting. GARDA executive chair Matthew Madsen thanked Neep for his contribution ...

Industry fund executive takes new role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... officer. Schimmel said she was ready for a change after almost eight years at LUCRF, but was reluctant to leave industry super funds. "The philosophy of putting members first, and the Vision Super values of trust, care, commitment and citizenship, really ...

AMP cuts MyNorth fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... dollars each year." These new fee reductions follow AMP's recent MySuper fee reductions and fee reductions from superannuation funds and other wrap platforms across the industry.