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New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... investment risk to be considered at both the idiosyncratic and market-wide level". Under SPS 530, RSE licensees must manage and monitor all identified sources of investment risk and APRA said it is of the view that this includes ESG considerations. However ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
Bonuses paid to ASX 100 chief executives hit record highs in FY21, jumping from 31% to 76.7%, a new report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors said. In the first year of the pandemic, Australian boards responded to market turmoil ...

Neobank Volt closes its doors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
Australian neobank Volt, the first of its kind to receive a full banking licence from APRA, is closing its doors and urging customers to withdraw all funds from accounts before July 5. In a statement, Volt said the decision was made by the board after ...

ASIC urges market to improve outage resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... operators and market participants requesting them to develop a response to the expectations. "In 2022, we will continue to monitor market operators' and market participants' progress in taking steps to implement our expectations and enhance the resilience ...

Equip makes key leadership appointments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... created role, she will report directly to the chief executive and work closely with the executive team and board to set, monitor and report against the strategic direction of the fund. She brings more than 15 years of industry experience to Equip and ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... at great economic cost." ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes added the area remains a primary focus. "ASIC is continuing to monitor the market and will be looking for misleading claims about ESG and sustainability," he said. "We are also appealing to industry ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... year if they had more transparent pricing information to help them compare the options. "We are now considering ways to monitor prices and margins in the foreign currency industry to determine the impact of the best practice guidance." Cass-Gottlieb ...

S&P launches agribusiness Index

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
Launched in partnership with the ASX, the S&P/ASX Agribusiness Index (ASX: XAG) includes household names such as Treasury Wine Estates, A2 Milk, Nufarm, Elders and Bega Cheese. Much like the above listed, the index comprises companies whose principal ...

AFCA adopts user pays funding model

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... complaints registered for a firm along with the time taken to resolve them, Locke added. Locke noted that AFCA will continue to monitor the performance of the new model over the coming year, including ensuring positive, fair, and equitable member and ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has pulled no punches in a recently released policy manifesto titled The basis of a fair society is a strong economy, once again calling for superannuation to be voluntary for those on low incomes. "Superannuation is a significant ...