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Fixed income investors get new ESG rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
Global responsible investment manager Insight Investment has introduced a new ESG risk rating for fixed income products, which it claims covers around 95% of companies in global investment grade indices. The firm's new ESG risk rating tool provides ...

ASIC sues CBA, CFS over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
ASIC is taking Commonwealth Bank and its wealth arm, Colonial First State, to task over $22 million in conflicted remuneration issues which it alleges ran up until June 30 last year. The corporate regulator has sued CBA, and the investment arm of its ...

ATO data heaps pressure on ASIC's SMSF fact sheet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New ATO data has brought ASIC's SMSF expense fact sheet under renewed pressure. Freshly released ATO figures show the median "operating expense" of SMSFs is $3923 a year, a stark contrast from data published by ASIC last year which stipulated the ...

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New data shows sharemarket engagement has ticked up since the COVID-19 pandemic set in, as more Australians work from home. Latest nabTrade data reveals applications to the share trading platform increased 360% over the last quarter, with trading volumes ...

PPS Mutual bolsters distribution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Mutual insurance firm PPS Mutual appointed a senior business development manager in an effort to strengthen its distribution efforts in Queensland. PPS Mutual has appointed Arthur Tang as a senior business development manager in Queensland, reporting ...

Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Life insurers are continuing to pay out more for mental health related claims, as Australians take longer to return to work, according to new analysis. The latest edition of KPMG and the Financial Services Council's five year study on life insurance ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds are watching Rio Tinto's board-led review of its iron ore division's heritage management processes with keen interest, following the miner's decision to destroy thousands of years of culturally ...

Australia lagging on robo-advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Australia is still dragging the chain on robo-advice but there is hope for local providers, according to new global research on the take-up of the technology. Latest Investment Trends shows Australia is still lagging behind when it comes to the adoption ...

IFM adds to leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
IFM Investors strengthened its leadership by appointing a former politician as an executive director in its UK business. The industry super-owned global asset manager appointed former British Labour MP and Shadow Minister of State for Pensions Gregg ...

Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
With market volatility rife over recent months, new analysis shows the relationship between risk and return has practically vanished, leaving many funds exposed to APRA's MySuper heat map investment performance measure. New analysis prepared by Frontier ...