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UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... to ESG risk management during the portfolio construction process," UniSuper said. According to UniSuper manager of governance and sustainable investment, Talieh Williams, the fund has seen ongoing demand from members for investment options that align ...

Cbus chief executive wins FEAL award

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... members' dinner in Melbourne, Atkin was recognised for his contribution in areas such as environmental, social and governance (ESG); diversity; the indigenous community; and unpaid super as well as his steerage of Cbus. "David's outstanding leadership ...

Bennelong appoints new CSO in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... of finance, having joined the firm in 2012 as head of operations and finance, and later becoming head of finance and governance. Before that, he was a finance manager at GLG Partners, and has also held roles at Citigroup and PwC. In Wood's stead, finance ...

Best practice drives Media Super appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... Kennedy spent four years at First Super, prior to which he held a number of roles at ANZ across group risk, financial governance and retail banking. Commenting on the motive behind the appointments, Media Super chief executive Graeme Russell flagged ...

Technology and mergers threaten insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... burden, it is also a competitive saviour. One life insurance firm said: "There's more pressure on businesses to align governance and processes with regulatory requirements from APRA, ASIC and the FSC, and to conduct regular audits - which is costing ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... judged by our members as less attractive investments." ACSI notes that slavery, like other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, can materially impact a company's reputation, disrupt operations, divert management and board resources, and ...

UK regtech expands Australian footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Gaughran. To be based in Sydney, Gaughran will lead the ongoing expansion of the regtech provider's product suite for the governance, regulation and compliance space, including AgileREPORTER for regulatory reporting and COLLINE for collateral management. ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Industry super fund Vision Super is expanding its environmental, social and governance division with the help of a climate expert. Vision Super is recruiting for an environmental activist who will join the climate action team and help promote the super ...

Government gives super system further makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... present a draft report in January 2018. "The Government remains committed to previously announced measures relating to governance, transparency, and increasing choice for members," O'Dwyer said. Public consultation over the draft legislation will close ...

Global reinsurer adopts ESG framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... indices by 2018. Since the beginning of the year, Swiss Re has been consistently integrating environmental, social and governance criteria into its investment decisions through the use of the equity MSCI ESG Index and the fixed income Bloomberg Barclays ...