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Equipsuper appoints head of risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... functions. Before joining Equip, Parrish worked at LUCRF Super and APRA. Parrish will now report to executive officer of governance and risk Natalie Alford, responsible for risk reporting to the chief executive, the board, and the audit, risk and compliance ...

Former FPA chief steps down from board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... secretary and corporate counsel at Coca-Cola Amatil. Prior to her current role, Bowd was head of secretariat and board governance at ANZ Wealth and also served as a senior associate at Clayton Utz for eight years. She has been an officer of the Australian ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... discussion of scope, methodology, analysis, observations and outcomes. This week we ask if the FSC's Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Standard will have an important impact on the asset management industry.

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... options "that not only met the preferences of members but also supported and encouraged sound practices in corporate governance, ethical business conduct as well as a commitment to minimising adverse impact on the environment." Chief executive Frank ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Russell Investments is rolling out a new environmental, social and governance scoring system that aims to identify factors that could materially affect a company's financial performance. Russell argued the new system allows for more accurate predictions ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
In response to ongoing scrutiny into the internal governance standards of Australia's asset management industry, the Financial Services Council has commenced its Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship regime. The FSC heralded the regime ...

AXA IM names head of Australia for real assets business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... acquisition represents part of its global growth strategy, as well as its ongoing commitment to environmental, social and governance investments. "We are very proud of having built Eureka into one of Australia's leading real estate investment and asset ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... operations and compliance. Cybersecurity is also an area of interest, as programs initiated by the SEC will prioritise governance and risk assessment, access rights and controls, data loss prevention, vendor management, training and incident response. ...

Colonial First State awards $385m mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... officer). Von Tippelskirch, who has been with the bank for 18 years, will also be responsible for legal, compliance, risk, governance and legal entity management. He was most recently the global head of incident and investigation management. It also ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... reading. In particular, the improving position of pension assets as a proportion of GDP and the evolution of pension fund governance, which has risen up trustees' agendas and is certainly a lot stronger as a result," he said. About 87% of Australia's ...