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Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... making investment a force for good, has ranked the world's asset managers for their approaches to responsible investment, finding most of the world's biggest players aren't meeting expected standards across responsible investment governance, climate ...

ANU to help determine fate of SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Australian National University (ANU) has been selected by the Morrison government to analyse whether wages will be harmed if the superannuation guarantee is increased to 12%. Robb Preston, manager of Treasury's retirement income policy division, told ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Australia's care for climate change has not translated into how they invest their superannuation and other investment, according to research from Australian Ethical Investment. The research shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) believe climate ...

Morningstar boosts financial planning capabilities

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... planning all the way through to advanced planning for high-net-worth-focused advisors," Brayman said. "When it comes to finding a large, strategic fintech partner that can help us scale our solutions in the marketplace and enhance the value to our users ...

Hollywood actor charged by SEC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
The US Securities and Exchange Commission charged a prominent actor for failing to disclose payments he received for promoting an investment in a bitcoin offering. The SEC found Steven Seagal had not disclosed that he was promised $380,000 (US$250,000) ...

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... Transition Plan that considers the fund's responsibilities as long-term investor for multiple generations of members. After finding their campaign to get HESTA to divest did not have the impact they'd hoped for, one Healthy Futures member suggested ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... "Grattan's research shows that at least 80% of the cost of compulsory super comes via lower wages within two to three years, a finding that the Reserve Bank of Australia has endorsed, and the long-term impact is likely to be even higher," Coates said. ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... February 24 is a step in the right direction and clever at that for its designed not only to shield Europe but contribute in finding a cure to the global problem -- €114 million will support the World Health Organization (WHO); €100 million will ...

IOOF faces new class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... Paul Vine and general counsel Gary Riordan. APRA's legal proceedings, however, were unsuccessful with the Federal Court finding that IOOF did not contravene the Superannuation Industry Supervision Act.

APRA introduces annual stress-testing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... total assets ranging from $3 billion to $25 billion. The latter group was faced with more criticism from the regulator, finding that organisations in that group did not measure up to APRA's standards. "Group 2 ADIs generally did not have specific frameworks ...