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APRA flexes new muscles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... needed to be held accountable for the "timely implementation of the conditions", to ensure its organisational structure, governance and conflict management frameworks improved. Responding to APRA's announcement, IOOF said it responded to the show cause ...

RBC I&TS Australia lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... J.P. Morgan Investor Services, Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Scotland. "He will provide senior oversight to ensure governance across RBC I&TS business and functions. Australia is a key country in RBC I&TS' specialist strategy," the spokesperson said. ...

Aberdeen Standard hires ESG investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... long-term factors involving investee companies' environmental and social management and performance, and effective governance structures. He reports to global head of stewardship and ESG investment Euan Stirling. Commenting on his appointment, Hartnett ...

Industry super fund chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... to the fund, which has 80,000 members. Under Moriarty's oversight as chair, Stefano said Club Plus tightened its governance and modernised its structures in alignment with the fund's purpose: "To support the journey of our members to retire on ...

EQT names local head of fund services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... international clients. EQT has established an office in London after acquiring the majority share of a UK-based funds governance business. It also opened an office in Dublin in 2019. James Gardner and Kevin Lavery lead the offshore operations, providing ...

Three new faces join SuperFriend board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... These important appointments complete our board growth from four directors to eight as part of our growth strategy and governance review." He added: "Their experience and collective passion for supporting mental health in workplaces will amplify our ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... deliver underwhelming financial results too. Future Super managing director Kirstin Hunter said: "It's not just bad governance; it's also bad economic management. There's plenty of research that shows that companies with diverse boards perform ...

ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
The Royal Commission may have pushed some businesses to prioritise environmental and ethical social governance (ESG), according to Perennial portfolio manager Damian Cottier. Perennial surveyed a series of listed companies, asking about their ESG priorities ...

APRA self-assesses shortcomings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... consideration to insurance strategy until work commenced on the voluntary industry insurance code of practice. Board governance (SPS 510) frameworks and practices have materially improved over the period, but requirements need to be strengthened in a ...

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... against that of their company's average worker and for boards to be elected annually. ACSI is calling for a corporate governance framework that will hold companies accountable for conduct that harms investors and the community. In line with this, ACSI ...