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Latest Power50 list unveiled

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... Badenach, Sarah Reigelhuth and James Sutherland. Institutional figures such as BT Financial head of investment research and governance Marnie McLaren, Perpetual Investment group executive Michael Gordon and Sunsuper national manager retail and advice ...

Listed companies improve ESG approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... (ACSI) found that 79% of listed Australian companies surveyed this year had improved their environment, social and governance (ESG) approach. In 2014, ACSI had chosen 28 companies as engagement priorities in terms of ESG: "We saw measurable improvement ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... Australasia (RIAA) is calling for default superannuation investments to include a base level of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. In its latest discussion paper RIAA has proposed MySuper products should have minimum ESG standards ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... has penned a letter to Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer supporting several amendments to the superannuation trustee governance bill. ASFA has told O'Dwyer it would support the federal government removing the requirement for super trustees to disclose ...

CFA launches ESG guide for investment professionals

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
CFA Institute has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) guide for investment professionals in response to growing interest from its membership. The 'Environmental social & governance issues in investments: A guide for investment professionals' ...

Governance bill loses Senators' support

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... have shown their weight in Canberra by convincing four crossbench Senators to vote down the superannuation trustee governance bill in parliament. It is reported the federal government will need six of the eight crossbench votes to see the proposed legislation ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... tweet was the Top Post of the conference where he said: "I want a super system delivering greater choice, stronger governance & more targeted incentives." Looping back to what @AustralianSuper's CEO Ian Silk said on Day One, the final day speaker, @StephenFry ...

Retail super members gouged by $7.1bn: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... suppliers. The estimate was released hours before the Senate will hold its final debate on the superannuation trustee governance bill. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said the latest analysis is more evidence of the conflicted nature of bank-owned ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
The Senate is slated to have its final debate on the superannuation trustee governance bill tomorrow, which at a minimum will see one third independent directors on APRA-regulated super fund boards. The bill could see one last amendment from crossbench ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Corporate governance is becoming a key differentiator for investors, according to Aberdeen Asset Management. Based on a survey of 293 institutional investors, trustees, managers and consultants in the UK, Europe, North America, Canada and Asia-Pacific ...