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RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Kenneth Hayne examining complex frameworks riddled with conflicts of interest. IOOF's complicated structure and poor governance over it, which has been under the watchful eye of APRA since 2016, was laid bare at the hearings. Under the new law, insurance-claims ...

Raiz appoints new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... position of chair and non-executive director. He is a digital market specialist with a long history of global board and governance experience. Raiz said Moore has a corporate career with director level marketing and general management experience across ...

ESG push not going anywhere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Close to 90% of investors globally are asking their fund manager for environmental, social and governance (ESG) products, according to the 2020 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey. According to the survey, allocators are increasingly focused on ESG products ...

Audit inquiry overlooks vertical integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... are covered for risks such as fraud, misconduct and corporate failure in not only auditing but also management and governance, and we're pleased this bears out in many of the recommendations," the professional body said.

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... relevant responsibilities in the board." In undertaking the research, VBDO asked each fund to answer 50 questions on governance, policy, implementation and accountability. VBDO said there has been a slow but certain increase in the average total score ...

Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... members approve of funds being active on ESG issues. About 64% of those surveyed said they approved of more corporate governance. A further 64% approve of funds taking action on climate change and 58% approve of funds increasing gender diversity.

AMP Capital ESG lead jumps to Platypus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... of the Platypus leadership team." Her prior experience includes a sell-side analyst covering financials, a corporate governance analyst at Ownership Matters, a commercial litigator at Piper Alderman, and a business journalist with Fairfax.

Dorsey holds reigns at Twitter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... and board structure, evaluate the chief executive succession plan, and make recommendations consistent with corporate governance best practices with respect to the elimination of Twitter's company's staggered board," Twitter said. "The committee's conclusions ...

Aware Super shakes up SRI option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... organisations that don't meet ESG standards. "Our members are increasingly telling us that environmental, social and governance issues are extremely important to them. Nearly 80% of our members have told us that responsible investing is important ...

Sunsuper cops rating downgrades

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... liquidity as a result of early release of super scheme. Furthermore, Morningstar noted the industry fund's strong governance and investment expertise capitalises on its inflows and the longer time frame afforded by its member base. "The largest component ...