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Guidance on financial risks of climate change released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... risks of climate change, having made minor amendments following industry consultation. The guidance outlines how institutions must identify and monitor risk, covering governance, risk management, scenario analysis and disclosure. Banks, insurers and ...

BlackRock Australia expands client distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... "Drawing on the scale and breadth of our global platform, BlackRock is uniquely positioned to partner closely with institutions to deliver a diverse range of investment styles - index, active, multi-asset and alternatives - to help achieve the individual ...

Bond scam defrauds SMSFs $2.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... told that the would-be investors were duped into investing in fake bonds by scammers posing as trusted financial institutions. On November 12, Ayoub was arrested at his Woolloomooloo unit and charged with 13 counts of obtaining financial benefit by deception ...

Octopus Investments bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... Group, founded in the UK in 2000, which manages in excess of $15 billion for more than 60,000 private investors and institutions. In Australia, Octopus Investments managing director Sam Reynolds, who previously ran the Octopus UK renewable investment ...

APRA readies new super fund remuneration regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... financial rewards. Super funds with $30 billion in assets under management are classified as significant financial institutions (SFIs) and must establish a board remuneration committee (RemCo) to oversee the design and implementation of remuneration ...

Digital advice firm hires for institutional strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... spans both the private sector and not-for-profit organisations, and includes fast growth start-ups through to major institutions, which will stand Ignition in good stead as part of our long-term growth strategy." Baker added that he is looking forward ...

AMP Capital appoints chair, deputy for Private Markets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... knowledge and integrity to the board of private markets when it lists next year. Both have led significant financial institutions and have the experience of bringing businesses to a share market listing." "Patrick has been a chief executive of one of ...

Industry calls for expanded CSLR

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... legislation excludes managed investment schemes and the funeral expenses industry which means that some large financial institutions including product providers are not required to contribute to the costs of compensation. FPA chief executive Dante De ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... Net Ex Au and S&P/ASX200 net return. The options are available to retirees through financial advisers and also to institutions providing superannuation funds with access to the annuity within their retirement income strategy. "People are living longer ...

PRI chief joins Quinbrook advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... been at the helm of the PRI for the past nine years, overseeing the network of signatories now exceeding 4000 global institutions representing US$121 trillion. Reynolds is currently a board member of UN Global Compact, Steering Committee - Climate Action ...