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Australian trustee hits top 10 responsible investment list

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... tools and advocacy strategies for responsible investors, said the Australian government's Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation was the 10th most responsible asset allocator in the world. It occupies the list with pension investors from the US, Canada ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
ASIC could soon impose substantial civil penalties and lengthy prison time for financial services corporations and employees guilty of misconduct, a review of its enforcement powers has found. The final paper of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is ...

Macquarie Atlas Roads farewells chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... in the role. Peter Trent is exiting the role in February 2018 to be succeeded by current Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) chief executive James Hooke. Following the management transition, Trent will be taking a period of extended leave before ...

QIC announces board appointments

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... Derrington, whose experience includes directorships and executive positions at JP Morgan Chase, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and Victory Capital Management. QIC chairman Don Luke said QIC will benefit from Derrington's extensive real estate ...

AFA and Map My Plan join forces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
The AFA has partnered with a robo-adviser to assist financial advisers reach clients they previously couldn't as well as demonstrate the benefits of robo-advice. Announced at the Association of Financial Advisers' 2017 National Adviser Conference on ...

BlackRock boosts Australian distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... Inc. where she was an index sales specialist for five years. Prior to that, Dorney spent six years at Westpac Banking Corporation working across credit analysis and relationship management, structured and institutional property, and corporate and institutional ...

DomaCom appoints new Responsible Entity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... for the fractional property investor to create a range of new products. DomaCom has appointed Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC) as its new trustee/responsible entity for the DomaCom Fund to help facilitate the new range. Perpetual will remain as ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
ASIC is ramping up its financial literacy initiatives that plans to incorporate life insurance in curriculums across primary and secondary schools. Already the regulator is undertaking an extensive program with state and territory governments to train ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
Shareholders attempting to take the Commonwealth Bank to the Federal Court for historically failing to disclose climate change risks in its annual reports have withdrawn the claim. Legal correspondence between social justice group Environmental Justice ...

Former StatePlus MD joins Australian Ethical

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... Monaghan has held roles at Intech Investment Consultants, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Deutsche Bank, IBM and Lend Lease Corporation. He is currently deputy chair of HammondCare, and a non-executive director of Alpha Vista Financial Services. Australian ...