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Superpartners suspends platform development

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... component of the nextGEN project has been suspended. We have decided to do this in the interest of good process and good governance because our requirements have necessarily evolved with our scale and also the regulatory changes that have taken place ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... government needs to "carefully consider" the Committee's 500-page report. "We do obviously have an inquiry into financial governance going on now. We want to get to the bottom of these things, and we want to ensure that investors are as safe as they ...

Government plays down support for royal commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... own inquiry into the financial system before taking further action. "We do obviously have an inquiry into financial governance going on now. We want to get to the bottom of these things, and we want to ensure that investors are as safe as they can be ...

Senate inquiry reccommends Royal Commission into CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... thorough review of the regulator's duties and recommended a range of changes and improvements, including its website, governance and internal structure. The report recommended a review of the ASIC Act 2001 in two years to consider changes in the regulator's ...

Mercer grows ESG team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Cheang will help clients implement Mercer's recently launched "Framework for Sustainable Growth" and address corporate governance risks. Cheang's most recent role was as director, governance and sustainable investments at F&C, a UK-listed asset management ...

ASX considers UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... companies, can enhance corporate transparency - and ultimately performance - on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues and encourage sustainable investment." However, the actual requirements are not strict, requiring 'partners' to ...

UBS launches farmland investment service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... offering that includes investment and operational expertise supported by UBS Global Asset Management's research and governance processes. The investment strategies will offer institutional investors either directly-owned and operated farmland, or directly-owned ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... Research and the rest from Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Securities. Covering topics as broad as board governance and employee engagement, nominated papers also got specific: it looked at BHP Billiton and climate change and one analysed ...

JANA rejigs team after absorbing MLC IM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... changes by providing additional capacity for funds as they merge, as well as helping funds deal with legacy issues and governance.

Former Future Fund MD joins Qantas Super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... forward to working with him," Qantas Super chairman Anne Ward said. "Paul brings a wealth of experience in investments, governance, operations and superannuation policy to Qantas Super. He is presently a non-executive director of AIA Australia Pty Ltd ...