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Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

ASIC takes Dixon Advisory director to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
ASIC is taking former Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) director Paul Ryan to the Federal Court in an alleged breach of duties that led to creditors suffering significant losses. The corporate regulator believes Ryan put the interests ...

ASX appoints former ASIC chair to lead advisory group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
Alan Cameron will serve as independent chair and lead the stakeholder group responsible for advising the ASX's clearing and settlement boards during their efforts to rectify the CHESS replacement debacle. The ASX said members of its advisory group ...

New CFS platform at the cutting Edge: Quirk

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
After several months' delay, Colonial First State's much-anticipated Edge platform has launched, with CFS distribution lead Bryce Quirk saying it's expected the new offering will fare as well as FirstChoice. Developed in collaboration with FNZ, CFS ...

AAC at centre of billionaire insider trading scheme

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
The British billionaire owner of Tottenham Hotspur and majority shareholder of Australian Agricultural Co, Joe Lewis, has been criminally charged in New York for orchestrating a "brazen insider trading scheme." Lewis, founder of investment firm Tavistock ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has acted against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court ...

Schroders hires AMP operative

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
Schroders Australia has completed the reshuffle of its fixed income and multi-asset team with the hire of Pierre Wu as investment director. Reporting to Schroders head of product, solutions and client delivery Natalie Morcos, Wu will be responsible ...

Count hunts new operations chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
After little more than a year in the role, Laurent Toussaint has resigned as chief financial and operating officer at Count to pursue other opportunities. Toussaint originally joined the accounting and advice group in February 2018 as its acting chief ...

Super fund satisfaction still poor: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
While super funds' returns might have recovered, member satisfaction certainly hasn't. In fact, a new report shows it's fallen even further. The latest CSBA FEAL Superannuation CX Benchmarking report found 25% of members who had recently engaged with ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
After serving as chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for more than 10 years, Simon O'Connor is leaving at the end of this year. O'Connor took the position in February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit ...