Fund Regulatory Updates
/FASEA asked to clarify product conflict guidance
Corporate bond market faces inquiry: government
ESG Research Update
/Russell study looks at global ESG integration
Fund Company Update
/MIRA to acquire Vitalharvest Freehold Trust
WA Super updates on merger progress
Link Group rejects another offer
Fortlake Asset Management launches
Fund People Update
/Franklin Templeton shuffles senior distribution lineup
FSC welcomes new chair
VFMC appoints head of portfolio management
Platypus appoints ESG head
PriceWaterhouseCooper welcomes wealth services MD
Hostplus farewells real estate investment specialist
Equity Trustees chair retires
Study: does the gender of directors impact returns?
/The most recent Ownership Matters report looks at gender diversity on boards and in executive roles to understand diversity’s relationship to performance.
Read MoreESG Global Update
/Italy’s largest bank, UniCredit, to cut coal ties by 2028
Risk Regulatory Update
/NZ FMA to recognise Australian financial advisers
Risk Product Updates
/AIA Priority Protection updates
BT make minor changes to Protection Plans
Zurich make minor update to Smart Value discounts
Risk People Updates
/ING welcomes head of wealth and CEO
ClearView welcomes GM of people and operations
FPA welcomes new board members
CFS Investments chair retiring
PFL insurance awards
Risk Company Updates
/360 Capital proposes takeover of Evans Dixon
Ares makes bid for AMP
HUB24 divests Paragem, looks to Xplore
ESG Research Update
/ISS research: Single shareholder ESG proposal has biggest impact
ACSI reports on ASX 200 climate change strategies
ESG Aus and NZ Update
/Queensland may be on 100% green power in 15 years
Hostplus invests in vegan meat and other sustainable equity
IFM Investors commits to net-zero by 2050
Plan For Life forms new partnership with RIAA
Fund People Updates
/FSC appoints new board member
Statewide Super welcomes chief technology officer
Rest appoints three investment board committee members
UN PRI appoints head of Australia and New Zealand
Australian Ethical loses head of people and culture
Meat super CEO retires
QSuper chief leaves after reorganisation of advice arm
IOOF loses fund operations head
IFM Investors farewell executive director
Forrester Research 2020 Australia Superannuation Customer Experience Index awards
Female-led funds outperform male-managed funds during pandemic
/A new study by Goldman Sachs has revealed female-managed mutual funds are doing somewhat better than male-lead funds during the pandemic.
Read MoreBad Ideas Report lists investments to consider avoiding
/The 2020 Bad Ideas Report is out from ARK Invest on which investments to avoid going forward.
Read MoreEarly Release of Super (ERS) Update
/The latest figures from APRA are out for the early release of superannuation scheme.
Read MoreWomen in Super: super is grossly inequitable, especially now
/A new research paper by Women in Super and Per Capita has found that women’s superannuation has taken a step back thirty years and urgent changes are needed as we clean up from the pandemic.
Read MoreFund Product Updates
/Russell launch personalised super product
MSCI launch indices for Australian market
The Big Issue launches impact-investment platform
Australian Unity launches new healthcare fund
Vanguard launches Australian shares ESG-focused ETF
ClearView finalised the successor fund transfer for risk-only superannuation products to HUB24
BT closes two funds
Fund Regulatory Updates
/APRA acts against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank on liquidity
APRA: life insurance industry lost $1.6
/APRA’s quarterly life insurance industry performance statistics have been reported, with significant losses across the financial year.
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