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Macquarie director departs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... served as the chair of the board remuneration committee between 2016 and 2020, during which time he helped "shape the best practice policies and engagement that have been integral to Macquarie's success". Earlier this month, Jillian Broadbent was ...

MSCI launches UN SDG alignment tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
MSCI has launched a tool that assesses companies' compatibility with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The MSCI SDG Alignment Tool examines a company's operations, products, services, policies and practices, and determines its ...

Netwealth takes stake in Aussie fintech

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... includes customer relationship management, workflow, marketing capacity and tools and reporting to provide licensee and practice management insight which in turn reduces the amount of technology systems advice firms need to use. Netwealth joint managing ...

Corporates have a critical role in social, environmental outcomes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Australia's publicly listed companies are increasingly playing a more active role in creating a more sustainable future, but "glaring inadequacies" still remain. That's according to impact investment company Melior's inaugural Australian Impact Report ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... employment was terminated. We have since undertaken a review of our policies and codes, to ensure they continue to meet best practice and conform to the standards expected both by us, and our investors."

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
The $4 billion industry super fund has welcomed a new executive manager of member experience formerly of Cbus. It comes as the fund prepares to also increase insurance premiums for its almost 40,000-strong membership. Carrie Norman has joined legalsuper ...

New managed portfolio on MyNorth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... personalised investment solutions, and growing demand for lower-cost, actively managed portfolios. Aligned AMP advice practice, Invest Blue, collaborated with AMP and Russell Investments to design and build the new offer, which includes four separately ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... definitions ahead of each PDS update - this is more frequent than the 3-year requirement set out by the Life Insurance Code of Practice. At Integrity, when we update a definition and the update is more favourable to policy holders, we automatically upgrade ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Chief executive of Rio Tinto, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, will step down following pressure from investors and indigenous leaders over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in May. Rio Tinto said the decision was made following the board review of the company's ...

Specialist advice businesses optimal: Barrett

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
Advice firms hoping to succeed will have a much higher chance of achieving organic growth if they specialise, as opposed to generalist practices, according to AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett. Speaking on a WealthO2 webinar, Barrett said advice firms ...