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CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... characteristic. Using an ESG index as a point of comparison isn't enough, the standards as managers to go further by disclosing progress towards ESG targets, how investors can find out more about the methodologies used by the index and how portfolio-level ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... The AIST recently came out against a Senate Committee which recommended sovereign wealth fund should be exempt from disclosing asset prices so as not to undermine its ability to compete on the global scale. Instead, the AIST supports disclosure of investment ...

Future Fund becoming more expensive to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... average is 0.7%. The super industry has recently slammed a government recommendation that the Future Fund be exempt from disclosing commercially sensitive information. Super funds on the other hand should be forced to disclose exact values of directly ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... activities with a net zero pathway by 2050 and will set interim targets by the end of 2021 with the aim of measuring and disclosing its progress in meeting those goals.

Industry slams Future Fund disclosure exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... calling for mandated consistency on portfolio holdings disclosure after it was recommended the Future Fund be exempt from disclosing commercially sensitive information. The Senate Committee report released this week on disclosure obligations for the ...

Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... funds that may have passed by only a few basis points. Answering the question, Ellis said APRA met its obligations in disclosing the results as it did, and is open to how it does things differently next year. "So, we fulfilled our obligations under the ...

ASX 200 doubles down on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... adopted the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures framework (TCFD). A further 18 companies are committed to disclosing against the framework with 17 reviewing this option. "There has been a significant uplift in the management and disclosure ...

SMSF fraudster loses appeal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... that the evidence demonstrated Mr Gore had continued to secure funds from the investors after December 2013 without disclosing there was no real prospect of them being repaid," ASIC said in a statement. Gore was first arrested in April 2017 and charged ...

Modern slavery obligations fall by the wayside: ACSI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, major companies are providing the bare minimum in terms of disclosing their exposure to modern slavery risk. Just 5% of companies clearly articulated how they may be involved in modern slavery ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... existing risk management and governance frameworks. The guide outlines better practice for identifying, managing and disclosing financial risks of climate change in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). APRA states ...