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Invest for climate or face consequences, lawyers tell super funds 22 April 2021 Super trustees are already legally obliged to clamp down on the financial risks posed by climate change in their portfolios and to dump vulnerable investments, two barristers have ruled. The legal opinion from Noel Hutley and James Mack, commissioned by climate activist group Market Forces, has built on the lawyers’ previous take on the Rest case in recent years, where a member sued the ret...

Inquiry probes super funds for home ownership data Inquiry probes super funds for home ownership data A parliamentary inquiry has come up empty after pushing super funds for information on members’ home ownership, while questions have been raised around the agenda of the committee chair. A A A new round of recently released super funds’ answers to questions on notice from the House of Representatives standing committee on economics has shown a focus on retirees’ housing status. Funds rang...

Future Super seeks to change the stigma surrounding menstruation and menopause by giving people who experience symptoms a range of options.

A parliamentary committee has probed super funds for information on members’ home ownership status, as its chair has been accused of using the inquiry to boost a super for housing agenda.   A new

Season Two For season two of The Finance Burrito, we have shaken things up with weekly episodes. This time around, we dive into sustainability and ethical banking, plus drop a bonus news recap. Episode Six: Unwrapped - The reality of living off the grid You’ve seen the tiny homes in all their glory, but could you take the plunge and leap off the grid? In this episode of The Finance Burrito, Tom and Liv are exploring the ins and outs of living off the grid. They’ll discuss the price tag, how...

Smaller funds are often under-performing and taking up the regulator’s time. But merging is an often-costly process, so what are the options?

In the media Parliamentary committee questions adviser jail penalty for record-keeping MEDIA – 4 February 2021 – A Parliamentary Committee has questioned why financial advisers should face the risk of five years jail for record-keeping failures under legislation flowing from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services due to be debated by the Parliament. More... FPA calls for review of unsustainable ASIC levy as the regulator seeks guidance on...

2020 was a record year for Australian ETFs Emma Rapaport  |  08 Feb 2021Text size      If youd told me in March that 2020 was going to be a record year for Australias ETF industry Id tell you to pull the other one. Assets under management fell sharply in the covid-19 market sell-off, with several major asset classes in decline. But investors defied expectations, exploiting the free-fall in March to boost their allocation to Australian equities ETFs. A dash to saf...

February 4, 2021 10:06 Sling & Stone has appointed Brian Giesen in the newly created role of head of social and content for Australia and New Zealand. Giesen developed his specialisation in social and content during his 16 years at Ogilvy Public Relations in Sydney and Washington DC. Notably, he was a founding member of Social@Ogilvy, spending six-and-a-half years as its director. Giesen joins Sling & Stone with an extensive background in social and content After stints at Coca-Cola, the Comm...

‘Enormous room for conflict of interest’ in Future Super: Wilson Lachlan Maddock 03 February 2021 Ethical retail fund Future Super has defended its investments in a number of passive products amid accusations that consumers “are being misled”. Fronting the standing committee on economics, ethical retail fund Future Super copped a bipartisan savaging as it tried to defend the fact that 63 per cent of the fund was allocated to two BetaShares ETFs d...