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ASIC renews leadership team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of regulated entities within the credit, banking, and general insurance industries. Elsewhere, ASIC senior executive leader for markets supervision Calissa Aldridge will become executive director, markets ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... members, and we know that funds seek to attract members with promises their investments will not be exposed to certain industries," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "When making these claims super funds must have evidence to back their claims and ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business activities in a range of industries, including those involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion ...

Integro Private Wealth welcomes GM

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... appointed Claire Vinnicombe as its new general manager. Vinnicombe brings over 25 years of experience across a range of industries with expertise in people and culture, professional services, and management consultancy. According to Integro Private Wealth ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... become carbon-neutral by 2030. Last year, NGS announced it had divested $191 million from carbon-intensive companies and industries since the start of its decarbonisation process, including holdings in Woodside and Santos and others in the oil and gas ...

BlackRock to enter Indian asset management industry

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... digital-first solution. "The convergence of rising affluence, favourable demographics, and digital transformation across industries is reshaping the market in incredible ways," she said. "We are very excited to be partnering with JFS to revolutionise ...

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... profit is appropriately calibrated to reflect that the return on investment varies significantly between different industries, a permanent super profit tax should now discourage investment." Further, it said the tax would provide a fair return to the ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business activities in a range of industries, including those involving fossil fuels." "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion ...

Wealth management ecosystem at critical inflection point: Citi

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... consolidation in the industry." Drawing from the insights of 170 participants across wealth management and private banking industries, 69% of respondents anticipate accelerated consolidation. Citi head of research Andrew Pitt said: "The wealth industry ...

TelstraSuper MySuper delivers 9.34%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... the benefits of a well-diversified portfolio. "By having exposure to a range of diverse assets across many different industries and countries, we have, once again, been able to deliver strong returns to our members. Managing risk through diversification ...