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Fidelity adds new climate, gender policies

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... change including an approach to net zero." Fidelity said it will vote against the management of companies that don't meet minimum requirements under its climate change policy from 2022. "At Fidelity, we believe that exercising our ownership rights by ...

De Gori to leave FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... advice, including the Royal Commission and subsequent regulatory reforms, increasing costs to operate and implementation of minimum education standards. Most recently De Gori spoke out against a further increase to the ASIC funding levy, something that ...

Modern slavery obligations fall by the wayside: ACSI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... According to a new 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 ...

Relief payments confirmed for NSW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... be implemented and administered by Service NSW. Eligible entities will receive 40% of their NSW payroll payments, at a minimum of $1500 and a maximum of $10,000 per week. To receive the payment, businesses will be required to maintain their full time ...

Vanguard lowers platform fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... launched Personal Investor in April last year to provide low-cost access to the firm's most popular products with a low minimum entry point of $500. "Vanguard Personal Investor is not designed like a broking site which has a focus on trading. We ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... greatest price rise over this time at 10.6%. Knight Frank is forecasting luxury real estate prices will increase by a minimum of 3% in Sydney, Perth and the Gold Coast, 2% in Brisbane and 1% in Melbourne by the end of 2021. Luxury properties in Australia ...

ASIC looks to tighten crypto ETP oversight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... risk, immutability, increased regulation risk, custody risk, cyber risk and environmental risk. "We also consider that minimum standards as to pricing, risk management and custody should apply regardless of an entity's legal structure to prevent ...

ASIC disqualifies SMSF auditor

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... conduct and then refer matters to ASIC for further action. "SMSF auditors are fundamental to the SMSF sector and must meet minimum standards of behaviour to ensure they act and are seen to act with integrity and objectivity," ASIC said in a statement. ...

Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... expand to regulating advisers, operating as a single disciplinary body to govern serious misconduct. The panel comprises a minimum of two industry participants, who ASIC must select from a list of eligible persons appointed by Hume. The panel will be ...

Catholic, Equip SFT to see Fairley exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... industry funds outperform smaller ones by 70 basis points... It is a consolidating environment at every level... There is a minimum efficient frontier and that is at least $50 billion, and if you're not $50 billion then you're not in the game ...