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IOOF to spend big on BOLR

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... a couple of key sources for that. As you can imagine, over the last 18 months, we've done a lot of work on our governance [and] quality of advice. I think the reality is there will be some advisers that either choose not to or just simply can't ...

Channel Capital expands overseas

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... Channel team and leveraging the platform they have developed. I anticipate opportunities across the spectrum for straight governance services, or to more widely assist with an investment manager's business needs," Cook said. The announcement comes ...

First Sentier funds appoint new RE

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... investment and client servicing capabilities combined with The Trust Company's depth of experience in fund compliance and governance will ensure our clients are well looked after. It is critical that our clients' funds are well supported in every respect." ...

Goldman Sachs launches robo-adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... companies based on their market capitalisation. Impact invests in companies that meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while Smart Beta scores companies on fundamental and technical factors of performance. "We'll recommend ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Close to 80% of institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region boosted their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor Survey showed ...

Iress names chair, profit slides

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... six years in the position. Roger Sharp has been named as D'Aloisio's replacement. He has over 35 years' experience in governance and is currently the deputy chair of Tourism New Zealand and chair of the Lotteries Commission of New Zealand. He was previously ...

AFCA chair under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... Crown has been not just found to have broken the law on her watch but also committed serious breaches of good corporate governance." However, Smith noted that it could possibly be seen to be "too disruptive" to completely clear out the board and management. ...

Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... non-financial risks. Last December, APRA found that Westpac did not have the means to effectively address wide-ranging risk governance gaps. APRA deputy chair John Lonsdale described the undertaking with Westpac as a "serious step that indicates the ...

CBA guilty of deceptive conduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... and processes. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said: "Financial services institutions need to have appropriate systems, governance and controls in place to ensure they deliver on promises made to their customers. By CBA failing to take adequate steps to ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... year-period has grown from about 7% to above 26%. "Alternatives have been attractive for return reasons, offsetting their governance difficulties," the report read. However, one issue that is a missed opportunity for the system is "to influence and mitigate ...