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Top super funds for ESG revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
New analysis by Rainmaker Information has identified 32 superannuation funds as leaders on ESG principles and strong investment performance. These 32 funds have received Rainmaker's inaugural ESG Leader Rating. In all, Rainmaker Information has ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... to produce meaningful strategies that assist members to improve their retirement outcomes." One of the biggest challenges Equip has faced is in determining the impact a member's marital status might have on the strategies developed for them; how ...

SMSF client education a concern: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
SMSF advisers are calling for more educational content as concerns around client education mount, according to a new report. Investment Trends' 2022 SMSF Adviser and Accountant Report shows advisers want more educational content to assist them in servicing ...

Equip makes key leadership appointments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Equip has confirmed Alexis Harrison as chief member officer and Maryanne Scroggie as its new head of strategy development. Harrison, who joined Equip in 2021 as head of experience, has been moved permanently into the executive team after serving as ...

Findex Group acquires firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
Findex Group is growing its presence, announcing the acquisition of McGarva Accounting Group which trades under Atticus Business Accountants and Basecamp Bookkeeping in Toowoomba. Findex is a privately-owned financial advisory and accounting service ...

Equip adds to executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
The chief member officer at Equip has left after four years, with the fund appointing an interim replacement as it also welcomes another addition to its C-suite. Tania Cumming left the $32 billion super fund last month, vacating the position of chief ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The US inflation rate has fallen to 8.3%, but the Consumer Price Index continues to flirt with catastrophic 40-year highs. The index also revealed that costs had risen by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April after having risen 1.2% in March. This decline ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
New analysis from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) shows seven superannuation funds and many of the world's largest investment firms backed most 'Say on Climate' votes in 2021. There were 19 'Say on Climate' ...

Cbus hires retirement, product governance leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... Craig Plain will join the fund next month as head of product governance - another newly created role. Plain has been with Equip since 2007 and was appointed head of product in 2017. Prior to Equip, he spent more than a decade at Mercer. At Cbus, Plain ...

Gordon Brothers receives financing from CPP Investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
Gordon Brothers has had a US $300 million cash injection from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The new financing brings the capital base for Gordon Brothers to more than $1 billion. The advisory, restructuring and investments ...