Big super funds are looking at permanent changes to their communications strategies, advice model, administration and general member experience as a result of covid-19. Intra-fund advice is high on the agenda. QSuper, a pioneer among super funds providing full financial
The rhetoric was similar, though not quite as fiery. But the audience was different. A lot has changed since the first CMSF, held symbolically, in Wollongong. In 1990, Wollongong, NSW, was still referred to as the ‘steel city’. BHP had
The annual MAX Awards returns to a live-action dinner format at Sydney’s Luna Park on June 10, and this masthead’s tips and comments also return to assist voters’ deliberations. The awards produced by Financial Standard, a part of Rainmaker Information,
BlueMark, an impact investment verification service provider, has launched a benchmark for tracking best practices in impact management. It is designed to root out impact washing. The global benchmark allows market participants to differentiate between impact ‘leaders’ and ‘learners’, the
ANZ, ASB, AMP, Fisher and Mercer have all been dumped as the KiwiSaver default schemes following the latest government review. In a release last Friday (May 14), NZ Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, confirmed the default provider numbers would shrink to
Club Plus Super, the NSW-based industry fund representing primarily the employees of licensed clubs, has elected AustralianSuper as its preferred merger partner. In a joint announcement last week (May 13), Stefan Strano, the chief executive of Club Plus, said that
With increasing pressure for diversity among boards of directors and scrutiny by regulators, shareholders and their agents, spare a thought for the question of director capabilities. The Actuaries Institute dissected whether there was “an issue around the skills required to
Institutional investors are pushing companies for disclosures that clearly detail how climate-related risks impact the bottom line, according to a new global survey. The sixth annual Institutional Investor Survey carried out by specialist consultancy firm Morrow Sodali confirmed environmental, social
BNP Paribas Securities Services has put on about $140 billion of new custody business in the area of sub custody and clearing in Australia in the past 12 months, pushing it up the market share charts. David Braga, the Head
If their momentum holds for a few more weeks, some of Australia’s largest super funds are likely to provide a return of 15 per cent or more for the financial year, the best for at least eight years. According to
Big super funds are looking at permanent changes to their communications strategies, advice model, administration and general member
The rhetoric was similar, though not quite as fiery. But the audience was different. A lot has changed
The annual MAX Awards returns to a live-action dinner format at Sydney’s Luna Park on June 10, and
BlueMark, an impact investment verification service provider, has launched a benchmark for tracking best practices in impact management.
ANZ, ASB, AMP, Fisher and Mercer have all been dumped as the KiwiSaver default schemes following the latest
Club Plus Super, the NSW-based industry fund representing primarily the employees of licensed clubs, has elected AustralianSuper as
With increasing pressure for diversity among boards of directors and scrutiny by regulators, shareholders and their agents, spare
Institutional investors are pushing companies for disclosures that clearly detail how climate-related risks impact the bottom line, according
BNP Paribas Securities Services has put on about $140 billion of new custody business in the area of
If their momentum holds for a few more weeks, some of Australia’s largest super funds are likely to
