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ASIC praises super trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
ASIC has released the findings of its review of how superannuation trustees supported members during COVID-19 with overall positive feedback. The corporate regulator said it took several actions to check on the support provided by superannuation trustees ...

APAC lagging on net zero goal: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
A new survey has revealed the APAC region is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to setting clear goals to reach a net-zero carbon emissions target. The survey, published by Robeco, found while the number of investors that have already ...

Adamantem invests in carbon farming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Adamantem Capital has taken a majority stake in a carbon farming project developer which works to regenerate farmed land. Adamantem has joined Climate Friendly as a majority stake investor, supporting the business' growth and aim to tackle the climate ...

LGIAsuper overhauls insurance, closes product

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Ahead of its merger with Energy Super, LGIAsuper has made several changes to its insurance offering and announced the closure of its Lifecycle product. Having maintained its level of insurance premiums charged to members since July 2015, LGIA said an ...

FSC defends retail super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
The Financial Services Council has hit back at claims made by Industry Super Australia that retail super funds rort members out of billions of dollars. ISA made the statement back in December last year when responding to the Morrison government's announcement ...

Super funds to answer to new APRA enforcer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
APRA has announced the appointment of Margaret Cole as a new member, focused on enforcement of the superannuation sector. Announcing the appointment, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Cole has extensive experience in regulatory and legal fields across ...

Must prepare for demise of LIBOR: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has told financial institutions they must be prepared for the "imminent demise" of LIBOR. RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Christopher Kent said as the deadline for LIBOR is fast approaching, financial institutions ...

360 Capital to raise $93m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
Investment and funds management group 360 Capital has launched an equity raising for up to $93.4 million to support the recapitalisation and restructure of Dealt Group. The investment manager said upon completion of the raise Dealt, formerly known as ...

Westpac merges consumer, business divisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Westpac has announced it will combine the leadership of its consumer and business divisions to form a new consumer and business banking division, with one executive exiting the business. Westpac said the new division will be led by the current chief ...

Super fund appoints head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Australian Ethical (AEF) has announced the appointment of a new head of asset allocation following the promotion of Mike Murray. AEF has appointed John Woods to head of asset allocation, where he will be responsible for the balanced fund and overall ...