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Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Inquiry Panel conducted around 140 stakeholder interviews, reviewed written submissions, undertaken international benchmarking with similar entities, held focus groups with ASX staff, and reviewed nearly 10,000 documents. Key findings of the Interim ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... fee efficiency metric, providing clarifying information on investment returns, and also prioritising net returns. Benchmarking funds based on net returns is one option posited by Treasury in its consultation on reforms. The Council said this is the option ...

Super fees continue to fall: Rainmaker

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
The Superannuation Benchmarking Report by Rainmaker Information shows FY25 saw superannuation fund fees fall for the sixth consecutive year. Super fund members, including self-managed super fund (SMSF) members, paid an industry aggregate of $34 billion ...

Super moves: AusSuper, Aware, MLC, JANA, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... managing the investment portfolio, crafting investment strategy, driving investment performance, and reporting and benchmarking the performance of Aware Real Estate's growing portfolio, which supports the retirement outcomes of Aware Super's ...

ASX announces changes following independent review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... practices," Digby said. "In proposing this model, the panel considered the purpose of the principles, international benchmarking and alternative models. The panel also considered feedback provided by existing council members and other market participants ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... "Ultimately, our review found that trustees with robust governance, strong data and research capabilities and effective benchmarking are delivering better communications, and in turn supporting better retirement outcomes for their customers." In response ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... requests, some contacting us over the weekend needing assets priced by Monday morning-and we were able to deliver." Benchmarking wilderness This automation serves a larger purpose. Schiavon explains that J.P. Morgan is trying to plug a critical gap ...

TPD claim settlements take 'considerably longer': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... process, while death claims appear to have more efficient processes in place. According to Rainmaker's latest benchmarking data, a total of 43,000 claims were filed for death and TPD in the 12 months to June 2024 among group insurers. This was split ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... He is currently a member of the ESG Advisory Council of Novata, a company that empowers the collection, analysis, benchmarking and reporting of ESG data in private markets, as well as the Customer Advisory Council of PortageBay, an AI ESG solution that ...