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What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... team development and succession planning." Lastly, she hinted towards an increased focus on environment, social and governance factors from its managers. "Partnership and an open two-way dialogue are becoming even more important to us. Asset owners face ...

ASIC prepares to be primary super conduct regulator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... a harm minimisation exercise. "Our new supervisory initiatives - Close and Continuous Monitoring and the Corporate Governance Taskforce - also continue to gain momentum. Finally, we are dedicating significant additional resources to support the Government's ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... which should then require less portfolio turnover," Stewart said. 'ESG issues such a diversity, workplace culture, governance and the impact of climate change can pose very real long-term risks to our investment returns," she added, "so it is critical ...

More climate risk action needed: SSGA

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... across its investment strategies as it released its Annual Stewardship Report for 2019. While environmental, social, and governance considerations has always been a part of its firms' approach, the prioritisation in integration is a reflection of its ...

HSBC GAM names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... month. Munro, who brings more than 30 years' industry experience, is currently global head of stewardship and fiduciary governance as well as chair of HSBC GAM. Munro initially joined HSBC GAM in 2005 and was appointed to lead the Asia Pacific business ...

ASIC super specialist jumps to law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... connect with boards on strategic advice is paramount and Ruth epitomises this skill set. "The extensive policy and governance expertise that she has garnered working across private practice, in-house counsel and at a regulator, together with the universal ...

ClearView ramps up risk, compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... and compliance. Orla Cowan steps into the role from ANZ Global Wealth where she was head of chief investment office governance. Prior to her time at ANZ, Cowan was head of compliance at BlackRock Australia from 2010 to 2014 and held a number of senior ...

Financial incentive provokes misconduct: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... pro-organisational behaviour is something whole organisations might participate in. A poor risk culture or lack of risk governance particularly at the board level was looked at by the researchers and found to be a factor in unethical pro-organisational ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... around executive pay. "Concerns about remuneration have become a real lightning rod among shareholders for broader governance and performance concerns, a dynamic unlikely to change in the foreseeable future," Walmsley said. "Retail investors, along with ...

APRA updates enforcement approach

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... two superannuation licensees, and applying additional capital requirements on three major banks in response to risk governance shortcomings. APRA's update follows ASIC, which last month also announced it will make use of publicly naming institutions ...