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Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... particularly apparent for newly listed entities and entities joining the S&P/ASX 300, many of which struggle to manage increased scrutiny from institutional investors and shareholder activists. "In the lead up to the 2016 reporting season where ESG disclosures ...

Lack of resources impacting ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... associated with various categories of licence applications and a continuing focus on increasing the level of regulatory scrutiny across applications." From the 1006 applications received by ASIC, 108 were rejected for lodgement, 111 were withdrawn, four ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... for his chairmanship of the IOSCO board." Medcraft's resignation comes at a time when ASIC is under increased public scrutiny following both Labor's calls for a Royal Commission into the financial services sector and the Government's announcement in ...

Mercer bolsters compliance offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... industry continues to be increasingly in the spotlight. Trustees and fund executives are being forced to manage extra scrutiny from members, media, activists, governments and regulators.

APRA counts life insurance losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
APRA has released its submission to the Senate Economics Committee on the inquiry into the scrutiny of financial advice - life insurance, claiming that the profitability of the sector is under strain. The submission argued that weak profitability has ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... wrote to five affected customers recently. Referencing CBA's submission to the Senate Economics References Committee's Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry, Narev said in the letter that "some of the criticism of the industry, and our life insurance ...

Another US pension giant exits hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... holdings. Hedge funds represent about 2.8% of NYCER's total US$51.2 billion ($65.9 billion). Hedge funds have faced increased scrutiny in recent times as performance has disappointed. Opponents of the sector lament a lack of transparency, high fees and ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... criteria to the whole investment chain, showing the leaders and laggards in black and white. There can now be no escape from scrutiny further down the chain," Poulter said.

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... chief executive Sally Loane said the financial services industry is highly regulated and has been subject to enormous scrutiny over recent years, including several inquiries. "The financial services industry has been subject to no less than 14 separate ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... expected from Australian charities. "Non-profits must be transparent and able to respond quickly and effectively to public scrutiny. As we have seen with the Shane Warne Foundation, even strong brands can be destroyed overnight when they fail to meet ...