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Good isn't good enough for the super system: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
At the FINSIA 'The Regulators' event, APRA chair Wayne Byres has detailed the regulator's foremost superannuation priorities. Australia's superannuation system is the envy of the world, but Byres said it could be better. Having initially praised the ...

Spheria snares Schroders talent

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... Schroders peers and Spheria co-founders Mathew Booker, Marcus Burns and Adam Lund. In this newly created role, Peters will cover domestic companies and ensure Spheria's research across domestic and global strategies is executed at the highest standard ...

BetaShares reveals Future of Food ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... decades ahead." IEAT will be the 13th thematic fund from BetaShares and will soon join other popular thematic exposures that cover global cybersecurity, Asian technology, and climate change. Subject to regulatory approvals, IEAT is expected to start ...

TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
The longstanding chair of the $6.5 billion industry fund has stood down, with Nick Sherry appointed to the role. Effective this month, Sherry will lead TWUSUPER's board, drawing on his experience as Australia's first minister for superannuation between ...

OC Funds Management snares senior investment analyst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
OC Funds Management has hired Aaron Yeoh as a senior investment analyst. Reporting to the head of investment Robert Frost, Yeoh will be responsible for research and analysis of Australian small and mid-cap companies. Yeoh will also add to the team's ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... Advisors (17), Vanguard (19), Wellington (18), and Wells Fargo (11). "Say on Climate" resolutions are advisory votes only, and cover three areas of company commitment - annual emissions disclosure; annual reporting of a strategy to reduce emissions ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... (73%). This is despite 83% of respondents saying life insurance is important and 71% expressing a desire to ensure their cover is right for them. Meanwhile, 32% said they don't want to pay for anything they don't need but only 23% have made the effort ...

Labor MP savages government's superannuation record

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... to serve their own political leanings. "They forced millions of Australians to dip into their retirement savings to help cover the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic." Jones went on to give an ironclad commitment to ensure that the legislated increase to ...

Schroders scores $250m private debt mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
Schroders Capital has won its first Australian private debt mandate, with a superannuation fund investing $250 million. The bespoke mandate, handed down by an unnamed "large industry superannuation fund", covers corporate, real estate and infrastructure ...

Bennelong bolsters distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new account director to cover New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The firm named Mai Platts as account director, NSW and ACT, as it continues to expand its investment distribution team. Platts ...