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Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... Superannuation funds need to set clear, transparent emissions reduction targets for their investment portfolios that are based on metrics that can be compared across the industry, according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... have urged APRA to consider the complexities behind assessing lifecycle funds, so the heatmap analysis should reflect metrics that are fair, accurate, diversification of investment strategies and innovation. This fell on deaf ears as Rowell clarified ...

ASIC explores value for money in default group insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... in default insurance in superannuation. Report 675 Default insurance in superannuation: Member value for money explores metrics that ASIC said can help super trustees analyse the value for money of default insurance and deliver better outcomes for members. ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... as the primary mechanism for directors to create accountability, the issue is that remuneration is tied to quantifiable metrics or key performance indicators and culture is more difficult to measure. "Pay is overrated in terms of capacity to do good," ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... everybody buys into them." In its latest attempt to improve ESG data quality, BlackRock has added 1200 sustainability metrics to Aladdin and established data partnerships with Sustainalytics, Refinitiv and Rhodium. Aladdin Climate also launched recently ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... pre-pandemic levels based on consensus analyst forecasts," Campbell said. "That means that when looking at conventional valuation metrics such as price to earnings ratios, market indices such as the S&P500 in the US look very expensive versus history ...

Sequoia reveals strategic plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... the Hayne Report over the last 12 months," Larsen said. Further to this, Sequoia provided an update on its FY2021 budget metrics where it is aiming to increase net profit after tax from $1.9 million in 2020 to $2.85 million. In the longer term, the group ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Charlie Morris in 2014. It is also home to terminal business ByteTree, which collects, collates and indexes more than 80 metrics for multiple blockchain networks. ByteTree AM plans to launch its first fund later this year to professional investors, investing ...

Invesco advances active non-transparent ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... transparency condition, the SEC document shows. Invesco's proposed active non-transparent ETF model will publish key data metrics each trading day that shows the ETF's portfolio value without fully disclosing the holdings. It also aims to deliver ...

SASB appoints Australian advisor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... as well as international institutions such as Dai-ichi Life and Temasek. Australian companies currently disclosing SASB metrics include Westpac, BHP and Transurban. SASB Investor Advisory Group member and Future Fund head of investment stewardship and ...