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Get set for FICAP's 'Who wants to be a RockStar' tonight

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... Person' program in NSW and YWCA NSW's 'FICAP Voices Program'. Marnie McLaren, FICAP Chairperson and head of fund manager governance at BT Financial Group said, "each year I am blown away not only by the exceptional talent we have in the financial services ...

AXA IM includes ESG in smart beta offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a smart beta investment option that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The ESG version of AXA IM's SmartBeta solution will be presented to institutional investors as an alternative ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... taxpayers, the community generally, and the provision of wasteful infrastructure." It went on: "It is essential to reform governance and institutional arrangements for public infrastructure to promote better decision making in project selection, funding ...

ASFA calls for consistent global regulatory standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Vamos said pension funds most engage internationally on areas such as system implementation and connectivity, fiduciary governance standards, and operational and investment delivery. "We are still a long way from seeing some consistency of approach to ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... including its Eco Pool, Cash and Global Bonds options. Corboy added: "In accordance with HESTA's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policy, we require all our investment managers - appointed to manage investments on behalf of HESTA and its members ...

Auction items for FICAP announced

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... with the support of the Sydney financial services community. Marnie McLaren, FICAP Chairman and head of fund manager governance at BT Financial Group said: "When we first started this event more than eight years ago, we had to pull in favours from our ...

Women on boards have no influence in performance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... Adam said. Research shows similar results for the effects of women appointments on the long term. "Firms with strong governance structure don't necessarily benefit from these appointments, but firms with poor governance do," Adam said.

Standard Life Inv steps up shareholder activism

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... activism. In 2013 regulators around the world introduced new laws and regulations designed to strengthen corporate governance, especially as it relates to executive pay and audit issues, giving shareholders new rights to hold boards of companies to account. ...

FICAP's "Who Wants to be a RockStar" sells out

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... community perform to raise money for a variety of charities. Marnie McLaren, FICAP Chairman and head of fund manager governance at BT Financial Group said: "When we first started this event more than eight years ago, we had to pull in favours from our ...

More to Asia than just Chindia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... Ludwigson, head of investment banking at CIMB Australia. Conservative investors wary of the region's complexity and governance risks should put special emphasis on due diligence and assembling the right structures with the right local partners, David ...