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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 ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... growth trajectory, which we expect to continue to drive constructive development outcomes and underpin broader credit metrics over the medium term. The rating is also supported by solid government fiscal accounts, low public indebtedness, and the economy's ...

Financial adviser salaries revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... ASIC's radar," Kaizen said. The scorecard would involve the measuring of both financial and non-financial performance metrics. These metrics are likely to include compliance ratings, teamwork, new revenue, client satisfaction and client retention. If ...

Regulators unite for life insurance transparency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... would allow both regulators to "support stronger supervision of insurers." "The online tool compares insurers on four metrics - the percentage of claims accepted, the length of time taken to pay claims, the number of disputes and the policy cancellation ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... rates are anchored in the SG, which demonstrates the importance of good policy design. "What this report provides are key metrics which can provide a foundation for long term evidence-based assessments as markets and regulation evolves," he said. Visiting ...

New NAB chair seeks to ease shareholders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... shareholder or community expectations. "We are changing our framework to ensure it provides the right balance of financial metrics, customer outcomes and the management of non-financial risks over the long and short-term," he said. "And we will make ...