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APRA picks NAB veteran for senior hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... superannuation industry. More than half (58%) of respondents said APRA should have increased powers to improve board governance and risk management practices; 39% strongly agreed with this proposal. Those that disagreed (39%) said APRA should not be ...

Grant Thornton affirms indigenous commitment with new partner

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... Torres Strait Islander corporations, including 174 native title bodies, and was instrumental in significantly improving governance and compliance in the sector. From 1999 to 2007 Beven was the regional commissioner and national adviser (indigenous) in ...

Industry veteran joins RBC, targets Australian growth

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... to put the mission and beliefs of the Uniting Church into practice through its ethical and environmental, social and governance investment policy. At the time, UFS executive director Warren Bird said the organisation was attracted to RBC I&TS because ...

Industry fund appoints governance and risk head

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... is meeting the increasingly complex nature of the super system head on with the appointment of an executive officer, governance and risk. Natalie Alford, formerly of APRA, will lead the Equip Super's governance, risk, legal and company secretarial functions. ...

The PI risks of goals-based advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... the people in a practice have the skills to implement goals-based strategies going forward; how good the business' governance regime is; and how good a practice's processes for implementing goals based strategies are," he said. When it comes to providing ...

AIST creates lead advocacy role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... or new policy outcome. "Her skills and experience will be critical in these times of intense focus on regulation and governance which includes the greater emphasis on transparency and disclosure across the financial services sector," Scheerlinck added. ...

O'Dwyer urges AFCA consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister today welcomed a consultation paper on the terms of reference, governance and funding arrangements for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA, expected to operate as of 1 July 2018, is ...

Spaceship appoints new portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... advise and assist Spaceship in its mission to provide quality member outcomes and maintain an enduring culture of strong governance and effective risk management," the spokesperson said. Sedawie's appointment follows the news that Spaceship has lowered ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... regional picture. Deeper analysis by the investment consultancy suggests a positive relationship between managers' governance scores and investment performance in emerging markets. While this is only a preliminary finding, bfinance highlighted that the ...

Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... associate professor Robert Bianchi said the university has a strong commitment to the environment, social justice and good governance (ESG) and "the fund will make investments in companies that exhibit those three characteristics." "Lots of universities ...