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JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... to the fund." J.P. Morgan Asset Management Australia chief executive Rachel Farrell said environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become powerful tools to ensure investments are focused on sustained growth and profitability. "ESG analysis ...

Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
A $15 billion industry superannuation fund recently strengthened its governance, risk and project management capabilities, hiring eight new team members in the process. Equipsuper is welcoming Georgia Schofield to the role of governance manager, in ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... sought submissions on six areas - including from members of public, to an August 31 deadline. Earlier this week the Governance Institute said it believed confidence in Australia's financial institutions would continue to fall while they remain exposed ...

Royal Commission on social media: Regulators under scrutiny

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... Walk said he wasn't surprised with the latest ethics index score applied to the financial services industry by the Governance Institute. ASIC & APRA are so extraordinarily scared of litigation against the banks. And they are the regulators. #BankingRC ...

Global equities fund purges tobacco, fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... when it comes to sustainability. It is our belief that there is no single right approach to environmental, social, governance andregulation (ESGR) integration, so our investment approach incorporates a blend of industry exclusions and a full assessment ...

AMP incorrectly charged more than $26 million: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... Commission; with AMP Super chair Rick Allert answering questions in the morning session before AMP director of regulatory governance Rachel Sansom was quizzed. Towards the end of Sansom's evidence, counsel assisting Michael Hodge identified Sansom's ...

AFIC appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
Australia's oldest listed investment company is seeing a change of guard in its corporate governance as the current chair retires after 34 years on the board. Terrence Campbell will not seek re-election at the October 9 annual general meeting of the ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
A corporate governance expert believes confidence in Australia's financial institutions will continue to fall while they remain exposed to the pursuit of profit to the detriment of customers. Governance Institute of Australia chief executive Steven ...

Poor systems delay MySuper transitions: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... advisers. On 21 June 2018, four days prior to announcing to the market it would spin off CFS, CBA established the Product Governance Forum. The purpose of the forum, she said, was to endorse the move to remove contribution fees. Additionally, a review ...

Property fund makes $143m bid to internalise management

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... currently managed by an external entity, and directors and its responsible entity see immediate benefits to earnings and governance from the move. The Aventus Retail Property Fund fund is an ASX-listed retail landlord, currently with 98.7% occupancy ...