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Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... (IOSCO) has published a consultation paper on retail market conduct issues, with ASIC to co-chair a Retail Market Conduct Task Force with the Central Bank of Ireland. The consultation paper outlines several issues in retail trading that regulators are ...

Australia confirms economic sanctions against Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... so-called "golden passports" for wealthy Russians connected to the Russian government will be limited and a trans-Atlantic task force has been established to identify and freeze the assets of sanctioned individuals and companies. "Together, these measures ...

Assets under custody hit $4.7tn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA), the peak industry body for custodians and asset service providers in Australia today released industry data showing assets under custody increased by 5.8%to a new record of $4.7 trillion in the six ...

Oliver Wyman recruits former Westpac executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... play a global role in the climate agenda as seen in their recent work with Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure and many more industry initiatives," said Cobley. Oliver Wyman Asia Pacific managing ...

State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... 2022 proxy voting season it expects Australian companies to align with climate-related disclosures requested by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). "As a long-term investor in companies making these commitments, what we are ...

BlackRock votes against CBA resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... company has demonstrated its commitment to integrating climate risks into its long-term strategy, including TCFD-aligned [task force on climate-related financial disclosures] reporting since 2018 and a stated goal of net zero emissions by 2050." BlackRock ...

MSCI launches implied temperature tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... nearly 10,000 publicly listed companies based on the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index. The tool is in line with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which recommends all financial institutions measure and disclose the alignment ...

ASX 200 doubles down on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... energy agreements to decarbonise their operations, ACSI said. There are now 80 ASX 200 companies that have adopted the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures framework (TCFD). A further 18 companies are committed to disclosing against the ...

ASIC review of ESG products underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... seeks to define what can be considered sustainable or climate friendly, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission task force aiming to identify gaps or misstatements in ESG disclosures. Armour also encouraged boards to look out for greenwashing - ...

What instos want from managers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... they firmly expect to see links between climate change and financial risks and opportunities identified by boards. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures was a priority for 75% of investors surveyed. They either expect companies to align ...