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New chief executive at Industry Fund Services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Cath Bowtell has handed over the reins after almost six years as chief executive of Industry Fund Services. Bowtell has stepped down as chief executive, the position she's held since December 2016, and taken over as chair of the Industry Fund Services ...

Julia Lee pops up at State Street

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Julia Lee, one of Australia's most popular financial commentators, has landed at State Street Global Advisors SPDR as an equity investment strategist for the Asia Pacific. Lee - who joins from Burman Invest, which she founded and served as investment ...

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 ...

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
Australian financial advisers believe they will grow their business by 5% this year and 11% over the next three years, according to the 2022 Global Survey of Financial Professionals by Natixis Investment Managers. However, while market projections look ...

Super funds are ready for RIC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
Super fund leaders are confident they're ready for the fast-approaching Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) deadline. According to research conducted by CoreData, Australian super funds are ready to publish the retirement income strategies needed to ...

Australia home to high proportion of women billionaires

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Australia has ranked third in the world for the highest proportion of female billionaires, according to Forbes' 36th annual billionaire list. The top spot was jointly held by Barbados and Portugal with one billionaire each (in both cases, a female). ...

50% of advisers now offering ESG advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
Almost half of all financial advisers are now providing ESG investment advice, according to a new report. This is a key finding of new research from Australian Ethical and Investment Trends and shows a significant increase from 2016 when just one in ...

Performance test comms criticised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
ASIC is warning super trustees to ensure they communicate upcoming performance test outcomes correctly to members, saying some of the funds that failed the test last year also failed to adequately inform members. The regulator has reviewed the performance ...

Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Active Super has launched a Super Booster reward program to accelerate the growth of members' super balances. The Super Booster reward program is a 'set and forget' tool for members to top-up their super balances with eligible retail purchases. ...

Mercer appoints sustainable investment leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Rebecca Mather has been appointed to the role of sustainable investment leader, Pacific, following the departure of former executive Alexis Cheang. Cheang's previous role as acting global business leader, sustainable investment has now been split into ...