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AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... down around 40% from its peak, with much of the decline occurring after White's resignation. Manuell said good governance is essential to delivering the value AustralianSuper identifies in a company, adding that, as a long-term active manager, the ...

My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Licensee Compliance Portal, which showcases all key compliance dates and requirements along with the latest industry governance and regulatory updates for advisers. In 2024, MDS has supported more than 20% of all self-licensed advisers and is "rapidly" ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... billion of funds under management (FUM). It said it is increasing its due diligence and placing a greater emphasis on governance when rating products. While it said the bulk of existing ratings will likely remain unchanged, "it cannot rule out some funds ...

MaxCap names chief risk officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... banking and insurance experience covering enterprise risk management, risk transformation, credit and market risk, governance, relationship management and origination. Before joining the export credit agency, he held several high-level risk management ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... specific ESG terms used in a fund name; the terms being environment, sustainability, impact, transition, social, and governance. For example, funds with the 'ESG' or 'SRI' in their name will be required to implement exclusion screens aligned to the European ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... and enforcement actions. "This includes a focus on retirement income delivery, insurance claims handling, investment governance and trustee governance. Funds must ensure that they are meeting regulatory expectations in these areas or face even greater ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... Thompson has taken on the role of chief risk and compliance officer, bringing over 40 years' experience in investment governance, risk and portfolio management to the fold. Thompson began his career in fixed income and cash markets at the State Electricity ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... reported by Financial Standard, APRA is proposing changes to superannuation trustees, insurers, and bank board's governance requirements. The regulator wants to ratchet up minimum standards for the fitness and propriety of responsible persons, requiring ...

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Joe Longo has torched the superannuation sector, branding it the "poster child" for what can and does go wrong when governance implodes, while accusing directors of "not knowing" their business. In a speech at the Australian Institute of Company Directors ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... appropriate focus on diversity and inclusion in the culture of the firms we regulate can deliver improved internal governance, decision-making and risk management, and that this can support both safety and soundness - through reduced risk of group-think ...