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Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... identified areas of weakness. The specific areas identified by the regulator as needing improvement include attention to governance arrangements concerning IDR processes. The survey found 29% of trustees had not briefed their boards on their obligations ...

Advice group adds to leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... ambition." He added that he is excited to have Ross join the team. "Culturally, we are deeply aligned in our beliefs on governance, the future of financial advice and the momentum required to create the right environment for advice businesses to succeed," ...

Mercer hires regional endowments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... environment, endowments and foundations are facing a new world with new challenges. Market volatility has tested many governance structures, and the years ahead will redefine how endowments and foundations are looking at themselves and the investment ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... emissions and historical emissions metrics, but also these forward-looking metrics about transition capacity strategy, governance, types of spending [and] we also have better metrics around green revenues in the solution side," she said. The number of ...

ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... Credit Panel as the single disciplinary body for financial advisers. ASIC also plans to up the ante over poor product governance and design to mitigate the risk of harm to consumers as well as supporting enhanced cyber resilience and cyber security among ...

Fidelity moves into SMAs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... its clients with access to high-quality managers and investment options," Praemium's head of investment managers & governance Damian Cilmi said. "As one of the largest, most experienced global asset managers, Fidelity International recognises the importance ...

Greater scrutiny of choice products needed: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... comparable to MySuper products and represent a large proportion of total assets in the choice sector, according to the AIST governance team. Financial Standard is the official media partner of AIST's Super Investment Conference for 2021. Click here ...

APRA outlines remuneration standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... Prudential Standard CPS 511 Remuneration (CPS 511) has been released in an effort to drive better industry practices in governance, risk culture, remuneration and accountability. APRA-regulated entities will now be required to reduce variable remuneration ...

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
A new report from the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has raised serious governance concerns with ASX 100 companies in relation to contractors. ACCR found that Australian listed companies remain opaque about their labour hire, contracting ...

IOOF posts $143.5m loss for FY21

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... million). Earlier in the year, IOOF company announced plans to shed about 140 self-employed advisers, as it tightened governance (termed Advice 2.0), while it remediated advice clients. In today's results, IOOF said it expects to hit break-even run-rate ...