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Super advice gains traction: Research

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021

... average. This led to increased client satisfaction with their adviser and super fund representative across all 18 key service metrics, Investment Trends associate research director Kurt Mayell said. Consequently, loyalty among satisfied advised clients ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON | WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021

... Grant added. Asset managers are also struggling with the lack of an industry-wide standard for net zero portfolios or metrics that link net zero plans to the decarbonisation of the economy. This creates greater potential for net zero washing, Morningstar ...

Super fund documents unreadable: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021

... at were the funds' product disclosure statements, financial services guide, annual reports, and company policies. The metrics used to derive readability scores were grade level, average sentence length and use of active voice and Ethos CRS set benchmarks ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON | THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021

... achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The initiative helps asset owners on the pathway to net zero by providing metrics and methodologies for sovereign bonds, listed equity and corporate fixed income and real estate. It will soon establish approaches ...

No proof of member benefit: APRA on super fund spends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021

... failure to actually measure and assess the benefits of expenditure on marketing activities. This included a lack of clear metrics for doing so, limited evidence of review to demonstrate the intended outcome was achieve, including benefit to members ...

Metrics Credit Partners joins climate partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON | THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021

Metrics Credit Partners became the first Australian non-bank asset manager to join the Climate Bonds Partnership Programme. Metrics joins the big four banks, the Green Buildings Council of Australia and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the Climate ...

Employers unaware of YFYS, stapling: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021

... within YFYS, typically do not actively engage with their fund, rate their fund lower across key [customer experience] metrics, and are more likely to switch funds in the next 12 months."

Metrics hires three senior leads

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021

Metrics Credit Partners made three senior appointments within its investments and corporate teams as it continues to grow and sharpen its focus on sustainability. Joining in August, Luke Adams is the new group treasurer for finance and fund accounting. ...

MSCI launches implied temperature tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021

... institutions measure and disclose the alignment of their portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement using forward-looking metrics. "Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time and capital markets participants are critical to driving the ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021

... emissions and looking at that on a benchmark relative term. We now have - thanks to the third- party data providers - multiple metrics at a company level, not just the emissions and historical emissions metrics, but also these forward-looking metrics ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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