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Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Three board members of the industry superannuation fund have been replaced after one director faced mounting pressure to step down due to his links to the coal industry. Independent director Peter Collins, employer directors Mark Robertson and Mark ...

Regulators urge wider DDO adoption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... evolution in sophistication" over time for both instruments. This first roundtable was hosted by ASIC commissioner Danielle Press and APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell. The chief executives in attendance included Aware Super's Deanne Stewart, Hostplus' ...

SG Hiscock introduces medical tech fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
The boutique fund manager is launching a new social impact fund that will invest in Australian and New Zealand medical technology companies. The SG Hiscock Medical Technology Fund aims to provide long-term capital growth via a portfolio of innovative ...

Adviser ETF use grows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Financial advisers have increased their adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as demand for access to specific markets surges, new research shows. The latest BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report revealed 75% of Australian advisers are now using ...

UK pension funds pushed to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK pension sector is experiencing similar pressure to that being felt by Australia's super funds, with the pensions regulator asking defined contribution (DC) funds with less than £5 billion in assets being urged to merge. In September last ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The upward revision to Japan's March quarter GDP growth - to an annualised rate of 3.9% (from the preliminary estimate of 5.1%) - provides cold comfort to an economy that remains stuck in a rut and continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The Finance Sector Union is petitioning for paid vaccination leave, saying employers can help ensure the community is safe from COVID-19. So, who is and who isn't on board? The FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to be offered to employees ...

Lumiant raises capital, adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
Fintech Lumiant is seeking more funding as it adds the expertise of two financial advice executives to its board. Jeff Hall will join the Lumiant board as a director after finishing up as chief operating officer of Midwinter in April. Hall's new role ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Verve Super has launched a gender diversity index and will subsequently change how it allocates members' funds based on how Australian companies perform against the index. The Verve Gender Equality Index selects public Australian companies that ...

Chief economist update: The (dot) plot thickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... January. Financial market participants, it seems, paid closer attention to chair Jerome Powell's words this time. In his press conference, the Fed chief elaborated that: "As is evident in the SEP, many participants forecast that these favorable economic ...