Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1241 - 1250 of 3380 results for "Governance"

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 ...

Frontier on hiring spree

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... technology capability" he said. The firm said it is currently hiring senior consulting and research roles across investment governance, responsible investing and alternatives and derivatives disciplines. "We are hopeful of adding another three senior ...

Super must prioritise cybersecurity risk: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... and understanding to address such challenges, according to a new report. The survey conducted by The Gateway Network Governance Body (GNGB) and PwC found that the industry is overwhelmingly calling for minimum cybersecurity control standards to be implemented. ...

Industry fund promotes for GM role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... position. Rest's head of operations David Madden has been promoted to general manager, administration solutions and governance. He replaces Kieran Varcoe who departed recently to take up the role of head of platforms at BT, as reported yesterday. In ...

APRA commends super funds on tough year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... future. These included maintaining financial system resilience, improving outcomes for super members, transforming governance, culture and remuneration accountability and improving cyber resilience. "These areas reflected an expansion of expectations ...

Diversa, BetaShares relationship probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... from BetaShares?" Wilson asked, referring to the ethical and impact claims Future Super and Verve make. Future Super governance and regulatory lead Fahmi Hosain said there has been some misinformation in the media around Future Super's investments ...

Rest GM to head BT platforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... the role, joining BT from $55 billion industry fund Rest where he was general manager of administration solutions and governance for less than two years. Prior to that, Varcoe was head of MLC MasterKey platform at NAB where he had a 14-year career in ...

JPMAM unveils sustainable fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... capitalise on return opportunities presented by macroeconomic themes. The fund integrates environmental, social and governance risk analysis in the decision-making process and tilts toward companies that score better for sustainability than their peers. ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... investment mandates when 60% of funds under management are allocated to three BetaShares ETFs. However, Future Super governance and regulatory lead Fahmi Hosain argued that the fund had innovated on the use of ETFs in super and that the ETFs are not ...

Your Future, Your Super on APRA to-do list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... planning, considering the lessons of the past 12 months. It said it will update prudential standards on operational risk, governance and risk management, and consulting with industry on guidance for climate change financial risk and complete the ongoing ...