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End choice dashboard delay: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... funds with choice investment options would not need to have their own dashboards in place for another five years. "The scrutiny of MySuper products is right and proper because they are default products, but all superannuation products must be held to ...

Geopolitics to change ESG approach: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... country exposures, while adding importance to screening of controversial weapons. Fossil fuel firms are coming under scrutiny related to the conflict, bfinance noted. The survey also found macroeconomic conditions are boosting allocations to illiquid ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information Alex Dunnin said. "There has been a great deal more scrutiny placed upon super funds in the last few years, and it's positive to see so many funds are consistently able to reach ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... that consumers won't have the wool pulled over their eyes anymore," O'Connor noted. "We should be expecting that scrutiny is rising in our sector, and investors are looking for credible claims that can be backed up. The days of pure marketing ...

Bell Financial Group in AUSTRAC probe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Three of Bell Financial Group's subsidiaries are under scrutiny by AUSTRAC, with an audit ordered to assess compliance with financial crime laws. AUSTRAC has ordered that an external auditor be appointed to Bell Potter Securities, Bell Potter Capital ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... for independence under the regulations that were overturned. "The regulations were rushed through without parliamentary scrutiny and with no justification, rationale or harm identified," chief executive Louise Davidson said. "Proxy advisers faced more ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator has outlined its policy and supervision priorities for 2022, saying its prime focus is rectifying sub-standard industry practices and eradicating unacceptable product performance. Released yesterday, APRA said it will continue ...

How to invest in China: Capital Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... than other industries in China that have been flagged as the next potential targets in line for heightened regulatory scrutiny," investment analyst Laura Nelson Carney said.

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... available Choice investment options, just 727 out of 40,000, in fact. So, there's a lot more work to do to make sure scrutiny is extended to cover all APRA-regulated superannuation products." In delivering her presentation of the heatmaps yesterday at ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... decision to invest, represents the first time the performance of this segment of the market has been exposed to such public scrutiny. The MySuper Heatmap, meanwhile, which was first published in 2019, has been expanded to include each product's assessment ...