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Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... management with just over $81 million of that invested in international equities. The divested companies were part of the ETHI ETF which is Future Super's only international exposure, Hunter said. In the past, Future Super has engaged with Australian ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is calling for significant reforms to Australia's framework for investment stewardship to encourage ESG integration. ACSI is asking APRA to revise its investment guidance to specifically reflect the ...

ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
The Royal Commission may have pushed some businesses to prioritise environmental and ethical social governance (ESG), according to Perennial portfolio manager Damian Cottier. Perennial surveyed a series of listed companies, asking about their ESG priorities ...

Former Labor MP joins SMSFA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
A former Parliamentary Secretary was appointed to the board of the Self-Managed Super Fund Association. Bernie Ripoll has joined the SMSFA board, in a move described by chair Deborah Ralston as "invaluable" to the ongoing evolution of superannuation ...

Research firm moves on ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Moody's has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, a global leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments. Moody's said this acquisition will further its objective of promoting global standards for ESG use by market participants. ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Hot on the heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian ...

Super funds hungry for global stocks, alternatives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The lion's share of the institutional mandates awarded in Australia last year went to international equities and alternatives manager, the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report shows. Not-for-profit superannuation funds and investment managers handed ...

Financial adviser salaries revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
As the fallout from the Royal Commission continues, financial adviser's salaries are being scrutinised. According to the latest Financial Adviser Salary Guide from Kaizen Recruitment, a senior financial adviser with more than 10 years' experience and ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
Advisers are finding it difficult to provide advice on ethical, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations due to limited transparency from the $2.7 trillion super industry. Australian Ethical head of client relationships Leah Willis ...

FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
The government body overseeing the rising education standards in financial advice is welcoming new directors to its board. Australian Financial Complaints Authority board member Elissa Freeman and former Financial Planning Association of Australia director ...