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Senate report labels PwC breach calculated, deliberate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... standing down its chief executive, Mr Seymour, and announcing the Switkowski review of PwC Australia's culture, governance, and accountability, would suffice to assuage public concern," it said. "... the letter from Ms [Kristin] Stubbins conspicuously ...

OnePath fined over MySuper bungle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... trustees fall short of our expectations," APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said. "We expect trustees to have robust governance, compliance and risk management frameworks embedded and operationalised to prevent, detect and swiftly remediate potential breaches ...

NGS Super names chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... retirement of Laura Wright. Previtera joined the $13 billion asset owner in 2019 and was appointed its chief risk and governance officer in 2021. Before arriving at NGS, she spent four years at AMP as a senior manager of trustee governance and two years ...

Advisers outsourcing to amplify investment capabilities: Mason Stevens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... among institutions was underpinned by a range of drivers including a lack of internal resources, the need to improve governance, the need for timelier decision making. deeper due diligence, and greater oversight of portfolio risks. Mason Stevens said ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... provided additional context to the market regulator's focus on ESG action and disclosure by companies - what he called governance, greenwashing and the growth of sustainable finance. Longo noted that for institutions "it's not a question of 'shareholder ...

ASX lays out five-year plan to restore trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is confident that it can restore stakeholders' trust and get its fundamentals and governance right as it lays out a five-year plan to rectify ongoing issues. ASX managing director and chief executive Helen Lofthouse ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... tools could aide companies in coping with a lack of human capital. AI is already being applied to analyse corporate governance data, track ESG risks and opportunities and enhance sustainability strategies. AI tools can optimise energy consumption, produce ...

Link Group acquires Allens' company secretarial business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Link Group will expand its corporate governance offering through the acquisition of Allens' company secretarial business. Link's company secretarial service is the largest in Australia, but it said the deal will usher in a "significant" new ...

Family offices ignoring $3.5tn time bomb: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... preserving wealth - is vitally important. It means an increased spotlight on deliberate actions and planning around governance is needed." Trimarchi also emphasised that achieving a successful 'succession' isn't just about passing the chief ...

Family office goals at odds with reality: UBS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
There's a mismatch between family offices' top stated purpose of wealth transfer and the processes, governance, and risk management in place to ensure that, with only 42% having a wealth succession plan in place. That's according to the latest UBS Global ...