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Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... responsible investment level, negative or positive screening, sustainability-themed investments, impact investing and community finance reached a record AUM level of $186.7 billion or 12% of all professionally managed assets. This growth in absolute ...

Philanthropists should reimagine data management: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... is used ethically and protected. Such funding requests might "not be sexy" but they are critical to the health of the community sector. Asking for donated data as opposed to cash can be an effective method to gain insights that no amount of money could ...

ASIC staff to investigate institutions from the inside

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... with the resources and powers it needs to effectively detect, deter and punish those who do the wrong thing, to improve community confidence and outcomes for consumers and investors in the financial services and corporate sectors."

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... Commission for the last two days. NULIS acknowledged in its five submissions it engaged in misconduct falling below community standards and expectations. In the statements, NAB acknowledged between September 2012 and January 2017, about $35 million in ...

Royal Commission revisits fees for no service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... Commission will hear from MLC's trustee NULIS as a case study after it admitted to engaging in conduct that fell below community expectations. In a statement handed down to the Commission just last week, NULIS said the compensation figure has reached ...

Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... relations Catherine Fitzpatrick said the response from customers shows the need is great, and it is essential government, community and corporates work together. "We know that financial abuse can impact the long-term financial wellbeing of our customers ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... Financial advice, which was covered extensively in the second round, is set to make another appearance. In assessing community expectations, Hooper says it's reasonable to expect the Commission to look at why some funds offer and use in-house products ...

HESTA boss wins FEAL award

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... member," she said. "Our members spend their working lives supporting and helping others - they're nurses, aged care and community sector professionals and early childhood educators. It's a privilege to serve them by advocating for their interests and ...

Industry super fund renews board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... of Trevor Carr, Lisa Fitzpatrick and Gary Thomas. Leading Age Services Australia nominated Bunney, chief executive of community based care provider Sundale; while Pip Carew was nominated by the Victorian branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery ...

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... distribution of their respective Essential Super and Smart Choice Super products. CBA and ANZ were ordered to pay the community benefit payment which ASIC has now forwarded to the SCC to assist consumers on an ongoing basis. Until now, the Centre has ...