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NAS launches ESG reporting service

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
NAB Asset Servicing has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) insight reporting service, allowing clients to assess and monitor a range of ESG metrics. The service provides the firm's asset servicing clients including superannuation ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... given top marks to the NZ Super Fund. The sovereign wealth fund has received an A+ rating for responsible investment governance and strategy and either A or A+ ratings across all reported asset class categories. "Responsible investment practices are ...

Maple-Brown Abbott fund gets ratings tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... in companies that best demonstrate inflation protection, lower volatility of cash flows, a high level of corporate governance and management expertise. The GLI Fund is headed up by experienced head of global listed infrastructure, Andrew Maple-Brown ...

Monash fund added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... Partners, the fund's distribution partner, said the addition follows the fund having met both the adviser demand and governance requirements for both platforms. "We are very pleased to be added to two of Australia's leading platforms," Rory MacIntyre ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Institutional investors are calling for metrics to analyse companies' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in the belief that these can correlate with positive financial performance. Michele Giuditta, associate director at global analytics ...

Terms of reference released for complaints system review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... to improve Australia's financial system," O'Dwyer said. The review will make recommendations on: The role, powers, governance and funding arrangements of the dispute resolution and complaints framework in providing effective complaints handling processes ...

Wilson submits request to shut down Aurora fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... ongoing underperformance during his tenure, issues with his independence as a result of other board positions, lapses in governance, and the sale of Keybridge's funds management business only 15 months after its acquisition.

Perpetual announces internal promotions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... itself on the extensive experience of its people. Both Vicki and Phillip bring an excellent understanding of risk, governance and compliance, making them important assets to the growing Perpetual Corporate Trust team. Our services continue to experience ...

Keybridge chair ousted in Bentley coup

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... ongoing underperformance during his tenure, issues with his independence as a result of other board positions, lapses in governance, and the sale of Keybridge's funds management business only 15 months after its acquisition. Moffat, in turn, reiterated ...

QIC and Future Fund back $3bn renewable fund

KERRIE SYDEE, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... able to develop, own and manage both existing (brownfield) and new (greenfield) renewable assets, while establishing a governance framework to de-risk the investment. "We considered our entry strategy into renewables in Australia for many years. It's ...