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Super funds are too big to not invest in energy transition

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Former First State Super chief investment officer Richard Brandweiner said super funds should expect to be called upon when it comes to investing in key economic areas such as the energy transition, irrespective of the sometimes not so subtle political agenda around some of these issues. At the Investment Magazine Fiduciary Investors Symposium in the Blue Mountains on Tuesday, the energy transition opportunity emerged as a megatrend that investors need to grapple with “whether they like it or not”.

AI – a world where nothing can possibly go worng

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Disruptive innovation catalysed by artificial intelligence could drive associated company market values from 16 per cent of global stock market capitalisation to more than 60 per cent by 2030. Asset owners and managers must learn how to assess the ESG implications of the design, development and deployment of AI.

ASIC blasts super funds for lacking oversight on advice fees

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The corporate regulator has accused super funds of inadequate oversight of advice fee deductions and failing to protect members from “unscrupulous operators”. ASIC has reiterated it does not expect trustees to review every piece of advice, but believes current practices are inadequate.

Aware warns against creating problems with another insurance review

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Despite initial reservations about changes to insurance in superannuation, Aware Super head of insurance David Evans says the industry has done a good job of improving cover, but must be much more proactive in communicating the benefits of insurance to members. He argues there’s no need for a wide-ranging review of the kind called for by organisations such as Super Consumers Australia.

Super fund boards need attention to meet retirement challenges

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Retirement is fundamentally different to accumulation, and demands specialist management and oversight. The Conexus Institute’s David Bell and Geoff Warren argue the case for a dedicated retirement committee as an effective way to quickly close any expertise gap between management and boards to help funds grapple with the complexity of delivering their retirement offerings.

‘Nuance missing’ in ASIC’s greenwashing crackdown: UN PRI

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The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment says Australian regulators like ASIC are not having enough dialogue with the private sector amid their greenwashing enforcement focus. While supervision around responsible investing is welcome to keep the market in check, PRI chief sustainable systems officer Nathan Fabian said Australia’s current approach lacks some nuance compared to global practice.

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