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Proposed changes ahead for APRA's heatmaps

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... and returns are too low - and that is not good enough by anyone's standards," she said. Rowell noted that board governance in superannuation funds remains somewhat of a problem which she reiterated for funds that are merging. "Mergers are not about ...

State Super appoints academic oversight body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... of data science is growing, though using insights from more complex machine learning based models requires a strong governance process. In response to this growing need, the fund has appointed Michael Kollo David Michayluk and Alex Antic to be the inaugural ...

Rest appoints three investment specialists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... three eminent investment experts to the board investment committee is part of the overall redesign of the investment governance structure, which complements the recent appointment of Andrew Lill as Rest's chief investment officer." The appointments follow ...

IFM jumps on net zero bandwagon

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... policies for net-zero transition plans for new and existing unlisted assets and enhancing investment decision-making and governance frameworks when considering climate change risks and alignment with emission reduction objectives. In addition, it will ...

Leadership spills spell new era: RIAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... accountability. Writing for the ASX, O'Connor specifically named Rio Tinto as one company grappling with a new era of governance expectations as investors take ESG more seriously. "The fallout from Rio Tinto's explosion of the sacred Juukan Gorge Aboriginal ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... Leaders' Group all have well-developed processes for reporting on climate-related practices, and also have robust governance structures to manage them. "Ultimate oversight and accountability for climate-related issues tends to lie with boards, but ...

AMP, former employee settle

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... termination with notice." Cook has since moved on to founding her own legal firm, Baker Cook Advisory, focusing on corporate governance, risk, culture and crisis management. Cook started working as a senior lawyer at AMP's Sydney offices in June ...

APRA rolls out new assessment model

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... Wayne Byres said that while the PAIRS and SOARS framework worked well but APRA has needed to increase its scrutiny of governance, culture, remuneration, accountability and emerging risks like cyber-security. "The new SRI Model is more contemporary and ...

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... wealth managers in the EDHEC-Risk Institute's annual survey are using ETFs to gain an environmental, social and governance exposure. Compared to 2019 and 2011, this move has risen by 12% and 33% respectively. Among the investors that use ETFs to ...

Ratings deteriorate at AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... ongoing challenges within its wealth management business with respect to net cash outflows. It also reflects the group's governance weaknesses, Moody's said, which have resulted in "sustained reputational damage which continues to affect its business ...