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DWS chief resigns amid greenwashing claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... fresh start, to protect both the institution and those closest to him. Deutsche Bank president and DWS supervisory board chair Karl von Rohr thanked Woehrmann for his tenure, which began in 2018. "Thanks to his leadership, DWS has reached new heights ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has said the regulator is focused on promoting effective competition, investigating allegations of anti-competitive conduct, and protecting the interests of consumers in the financial services sector. Speaking at an AFR ...

AGL abandons demerger, leadership resigns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... ESG concerns, AGL will no longer pursue a demerger; a move that sees the departure of its chief executive Graeme Hunt and chair Peter Botten. Today, AGL board of directors announced the company would withdraw its proposal to split the energy provider ...

Calls for Indigenous super beneficiary changes renewed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... structures in Indigenous communities for increased super access. AIST chief executive and Indigenous Superannuation Working Group chair Eva Scheerlinck explained that kinship relationships are critically important to the cultural identity of Aboriginal ...

ANZ sued by ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... is seeking orders from the court that customers who have been wrongly charged since 2018 also be remediated. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "We are concerned that, over a long period of time, ANZ overstated the available funds and balances on credit ...

ETFS Capital, WisdomTree in cooperation deal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... strategy committee which aims to help evaluate operational improvement opportunities and company strategy. WisdomTree's chair Frank Salerno said the cooperation agreement with ETFS Capital and Lion Point is a positive outcome for stockholders and will ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... consulting firm is already examining how anticipated policy changes across the board may end up impacting investment portfolios. Chair of Frontier's responsible investment group Joey Alcock said whether the Albanese government can secure a majority of ...

SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... adopted, it would establish disclosure requirements for funds and advisers that market themselves as having an ESG focus," SEC chair Gary Gensler said. "ESG encompasses a wide variety of investments and strategies. I think investors should be able to ...

Future Generation welcomes Mike Baird as new chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Future Generation today announced Mike Baird will join the company's board of directors as its new chair. The former NSW Premier will take over on July 31 from current chair Jonathan Trollip who has filled the role since the 2014 inception. Trollip ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... maximum employment and inflation at the rate of two percent over the longer run." Also, in an unusual step, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell directly also addressed the US on the central banks plan to tame inflation in a post-meeting news conference. ...