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Industry fund for coal miners on ESG journey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... attending iPARM brought unanimous responses from the panel. One audience member asked how the panel was thinking about governance following the Royal Commission. The question prompted the panel to discuss AUSTRAC's recent claim that Westpac breached ...

ACSI, AFIC respond to Westpac scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... closely monitoring Westpac and its progress on remediation and improvement. "Investors want to see Westpac's culture and governance strengthened to avoid a repeat of these issues." Davidson said. "We believe that this crisis warrants further board renewal ...

Complexity equals risk: IOOF chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... efficiently." Under questioning by committee chair Tim Wilson, Mota was asked about IOOF's transition to better governance standards, with Wilson noting the recent departure of Amanda Noble will see IOOF appoint its third chief risk officer in six ...

IOOF risk chief walks after four months

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... Noble's appointment was heralded by Mota as a "critical" move for the firm, as it aimed to redefine its approach to governance. "We look forward to benefitting from Amanda's expertise in this space as we explore the use of data and technology ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... The report is wide-ranging, and does not only focus on NAB's environmental sustainability measures but on social and governance issues including its whistleblower policy and customer remediation program.

APRA to take transparent approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
APRA's new approach to governance, culture, remuneration and accountability will see the prudential regulator focus on strengthening, sharpening and sharing. The regulator today released an information paper on its "more intensive" regulatory approach ...

Governance experts join boutique

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
Two well-known governance experts have joined MGD, a growing boutique financial services firm. Michael Drew has been appointed as chief investment officer and director and Adam Walk will join the firm as director, investment advisory. In their new roles ...

IOOF completes licence conditions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... significant progress towards meeting all licence conditions required by APRA." "Our focus on accelerating our investment in governance remains the cornerstone of ensuring that we are able to best serve the interests of our members and clients." APRA ...

ASIC to survey whistleblower policies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... said: "Robust and transparent whistleblower policies are essential to achieving sound risk management and corporate governance." "Whistleblower policies will influence behaviour and corporate culture in positive ways - for example, by encouraging greater ...

Financial services the most unethical industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... Australian consumers see the banking and finance industry as the most unethical sector in the country. Released today by the Governance Institute, the annual Ethics Index shows Australians' distrust of the financial services industry has continued ...