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Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... the council's 12th annual assessment of ESG reporting by ASX200 companies, which expanded its analysis to include safety metrics this year. It found that 22 people from 13 ASX200 companies died in their workplaces in 2018, 16 of which were contractors ...

Boutique manager hires investment banking expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... director of RBC Capital Markets has left to join an alternatives asset manager with $4.6 billion of funds under management. Metrics Credit Partners has hired Hamish Mitchell as investment director to lead its loan origination activities in Victoria after ...

APRA proposes new remuneration standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... standards of accountability and reduce the likelihood of misconduct. "Limiting the influence of financial performance metrics in determining variable remuneration will encourage executives to put greater focus on non-financial risks, such as culture ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... performance data with limited usage, made no reference to portfolio decarbonistion coalition, did not disclose employee pay metrics (similar to other two), and has a consistently high percentage of votes against remuneration report in past two years ...

Best-performing funds with least risk

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... measures. However, in the high performance category, the Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund slipped down the ranks when the risk metrics were considered, while Legg Mason Martin Currie Select Opps Fund broke into the top five products in the category. ...

Fintechs to play vital ESG role: AXA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... investors' attempts to address climate change. The role of fintechs, according to Christensen, will become apparent as metrics are created to measure the impact of temperature change due to climate change on portfolios. "Part of what we have to do under ...

Hard times ahead for platforms

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... IFL's advice). With declining profits indicating platform divisions should trade on single digit PEs, overall valuation metrics carry downside risk in our view," UBS wrote. "These headwinds impact both AMP and IFL; however IFL's higher relative ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... lending. The prudential regulator currently asks authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) to use the higher of two metrics (7% interest floor or the loan's rate plus 2%) while calculating the borrower's ability to service the loan. It is now considering ...

Janus Henderson EM team crumbles

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... its AUM is raised through the intermediary channel (43%), followed by institutional (39%) and self-directed (18%). Key metrics fell in the first quarter of the year. Total revenue was down 5% as compared to the first quarter of 2018, to US$519 million. ...

Life insurers prioritise customer service over tech

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... quarter of the 50 leaders canvassed said they will measure their success via customer satisfaction and customer-retention metrics. Their next key priorities are improving technology and differentiating products. Insurers are now listening to customers ...