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NAS debuts carbon reporting service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
NAB Asset Servicing is introducing a carbon reporting tool as risk awareness becomes an increasing priority for its clients. The Carbon Report is customisable for each client and gives details in to the "carbon intensity" of investments at a fund or ...

Aussie super funds building world-class investment teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Australian superannuation funds, on average, have the lowest number of in-house portfolio managers when compared across several global pension systems. Aussie super funds are reported to have an average of 18 in-house portfolio members, well below the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
Australia GDP Economists expected Australia's economic growth to halve to 0.3% in the September quarter from 0.6% in the three-months ended June. That turned out to be highly optimistic. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest ...

Industry fund recovers millions in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
An industry superannuation fund recovered more than $5 million in lost super for members in the three months to September 2016. Vision Super reunited 236 of its members with lost super in the quarter and consolidated multiple accounts of 85 members ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
The current structure of global capital markets is taken as a given by many regulators, who in turn aren't exerting enough influence on corporate environmental, social and governance policies, according to a new Principles for Responsible Investment ...

EQT appoints Rio Tinto super exec

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Equity Trustees has appointed a new head of trustee services. Grant Currie joins EQT from Rio Tinto's superannuation fund, where he was principal risk and compliance officer. He joined Rio Tinto in 2012, and was also secretary to the fund's audit, risk ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Australia AiG performance of services It wasn't as sharp as the 3.3 point increase in the manufacturing index to 54.2 in November, but the AiG performance of services index's 0.6 point rise to 51.1 continues the trend towards stronger expansion seen ...

Out-dated websites flag regulatory risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Financial planning practices must not ignore the regulatory risk of an outdated website and the implications it could have on their firm, according to YTML co-founder and chief executive Kevin Liao. Speaking with Financial Standard, Liao said there ...

Netwealth partners for new private label

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Netwealth has teamed up with a boutique wealth management firm for a private label managed accounts offering. Stanford Brown is the latest group to partner with the managed accounts provider, in what Netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine described ...

Super slow to embrace advice opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
While super funds are increasingly investing in digital engagement, only a minority are employing robo-advice services, according to IQ Group research. The IQ Group Digital Engagement Study 2016, based on research of the top 50 retail, industry and ...