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ASIC issues more interim stop orders

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... about the benefits, fees and commissions of the SYEP Derivatives, contained a misleading statement about forfeiture of voting rights, and was not worded and presented in a clear, concise and effective manner," it explained. The watchdog said it expects ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
FS Sustainability is launching the final voting round of the inaugural ESG Power50, a list that will name the 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies in Australia. For the first time, readers of FS Sustainability along ...

MAX Awards 2023: Nominations open

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... platform and superannuation fund, Superhero. Nominations close on Friday, 31 March 2023. Once finalists are announced, voting will be open from April 17 to May 5. Winners will be celebrated at a live event in Sydney on Thursday 8 June 2023.

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... equities managed by BlackRock. In June 2022, the MOSERS Board of Trustees directed staff to require BlackRock to abstain from voting proxies on behalf of the plan, "due to concerns with their public statements and record of prioritising ESG initiatives ...

Platinum Asset Management adds stewardship lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... need to broaden the recruitment process to gain access to a wider pool of director talent. Melior has evolved its proxy voting principles and in 2022 increased their focus on board composition, advocating for clearer disclosures around directors skills ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... FPA consultative member webinars, which will be held in late January. Members can then provide any final feedback before voting formally opens in early February 2023. AFA national president Sam Perera said the boards of each organisation are gathering ...

Apollo increases Challenger stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
Apollo Global Management has taken a further stake in Challenger, it now has 19.1% voting power in the ASX-listed investment manager. As previously reported by Financial Standard, last year, Will Vicars' Caledonia sold its 15% stake in Challenger to ...

FS Sustainability sets out to find ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... sustainability. Following this, a shortlist of corporate ESG leaders who get the highest number of nominations proceed to the voting process, which is once again open to our online readers. They can choose to vote for one or as many ESG professionals ...

AFA, FPA merger in best interests

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... completed by the end of January next year, followed by an ACCC clearance and final papers circulated to members," he said. Voting for the merger opens in early February. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2022 FPA Professional Co ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... clarifies the ways in which ESG and climate change can be integrated into investment decisions like asset allocation and proxy voting by so-called ERISA funds, which are private workplace-based pension plans. The new rule change clarifies that a fiduciary's ...