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Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... investment decisions and business operations. ACCR found the group did not appear to ask members to disclose their proxy voting records. Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chief executive Emma Herd said: "IGCC doesn't make recommendations to members ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... measurable impact, mission alignment and financial returns driving this. "As evidence mounts that companies with better records on social issues, environmental sustainability and good governance are more resilient to COVID market turbulence, this study ...

IOOF to provide fee relief to adviser network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... period. The fee relief for advisers will be provided from October to December 2020 after IOOF receives validated pro bono records. In addition, IOOF is has developed an easy to navigate website Hub, which includes educational videos, articles and financial ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... first-quarter record of $275.4bn, equivalent to underlying growth of 4.3%. The US and Canada each saw all-time quarterly records, while Japan, Hong Kong, and Russia broke Q1 records. The index of global payouts rose to a record 196.3. To assess the impact ...

ISA questioned over political donations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... political organisations," Dean said. But, moments after he made that claim Wilson pointed to Australian Electoral Commission records demonstrating a $1600 donation to the Labor party made by ISA during the 2018/2019 financial year. Dean could not answer ...

Compliance crackdown, consultations on horizon: ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... found a cure to COVID-19," he said. The stock exchange was also focused on emerging market entities with poor compliance records, Lewis said. "We have been diligently applying the process which we refer to internally as 'show cause', which is ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... reading of 43.7 in April from 44.8 in March. The services PMI slumped to a reading of 22.8 in April - the lowest since records began in September 2007 - from 33.8 in March. These contrast with the rebound in the Caixin China composite PMI to a reading ...

ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... must contact the regulator to request an extension. The regulator sought to remind advisers of the importance of keeping records of the services they provide during this period, not just a fact find and SOA. In relation to ongoing consultation around ...

Taxman simplifies work from home deductions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... stationery and cleaning. It will be in place for expenses from March 1 to June 30 this year. Workers will have to keep records on hours of work through methods such as timesheets or diary notes. On their myGov or tax agent return statement, they must ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... we're talking about is providing things that will streamline the delivery of advice. Being able to do more through records of advice rather than Statements of Advice, for example." Anderson said he's conscious that an SOA is something clients ...