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Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... these, the asset owner decides its strategic asset allocation before moving to set asset class objectives; and finally a governance model oversees or monitors the approach at regular intervals. Speaking at the 2018 Willis Towers Watson Ideas Exchange ...

Three AMP directors step down

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... required at the company. This must extend to further board renewal. Investors need reassurance that the poor culture and governance practices exposed at the Royal Commission have been banished and new perspectives installed," ACSI chief executive Louise ...

CFA Institute begins Australian chief executive search

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... with effective communication and corporate business development experience. The chief executive will report to the Governance Council for CFA Societies Australia, and will be tasked with driving higher professional standards and integrity across the ...

David Murray becomes AMP chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... will become a non-executive director. AMP said Murray's presence on the board will precipitate a "redevelopment of governance processes." "AMP employs almost 6000 people many of whom are Australians serving its customers across wealth management, superannuation ...

Fees for no service an old issue: AMP

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... stepping down; board directors taking a 25% pay cut for the remainder of 2018; and the strengthening of its advice governance framework in 2017 among other internal measures. To view AMP's full Royal Commission response, click here.

Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... Carbon Risk Score based on company-level carbon risk assessments from Sustainalytics, a provider of ESG and corporate governance ratings and research. The assessments can also be viewed among a larger set of 70 Morningstar portfolio Carbon Metrics that ...

CBA enters APRA EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... decision-making and a focus on outcomes was also identified. APRA chairman Wayne Byres said the findings show CBA's governance, culture and accountability frameworks and practices require considerable improvement. He also highlighted a concern that ...

"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Oliver said. Earlier this month, the 30% Club called for male directors who have served longer than the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recommended tenure to be replaced by female directors. The 30% Club was launched in 2015 with the aim of getting ...

US project to end pension politics

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... core principles in public pension management: adherence to fiduciary responsibility; balanced economic, social, and governance factor investments; long term pension fund returns; and data-driven investment.

Financial services giants launch ESG indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Two global financial services heavyweights have collaborated to launch a suite of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices for institutional investors. J.P. Morgan and BlackRock have joined forces to create the J.P. Morgan ESG Index (JESG) ...