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Pension funds must recognise stewardship licence: WTW

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
There's an investment management view that too little is being spent globally on asset owner stewardship. An expert in the area says the world's largest pension and sovereign wealth funds must see corporate sustainability from the viewpoint that it's ...

Uncertainty abounds future of advice regulation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
Testimony provided to the Royal Commission by key financial advice associations and the corporate regulator raised concerns as to the organisations' efficacy in identifying and penalising misconduct. In closing the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial ...

Royal Commission to drive independent advice market: GlobalData

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Financial planners are likely to ditch the big four and AMP's wealth businesses to set shop alone, as customers move towards independent advice following the Royal Commission, according to GlobalData. Customers will become more discerning in their choice ...

"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
When selecting new board members, a majority (66.7%) of ASX 200 company boards tend to gravitate towards candidates whom they know - a situation which hinders the selection of female employees to male-dominated boards, according to a new survey from ...

Financial services giants launch ESG indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Two global financial services heavyweights have collaborated to launch a suite of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices for institutional investors. J.P. Morgan and BlackRock have joined forces to create the J.P. Morgan ESG Index (JESG) ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Water risk is becoming a threat to Australia's $56 billion agriculture industry, forcing producers to modify practices and compelling investors to find new means to de-risk portfolios. Institutional investors' growing interest in agribusiness is a boon ...

Chief economist update: Not as good as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
History was made when North Korean supremo Kim Jung-un took one step south of the Korean DMZ (demilitarised zone) to shake hands with his southern counterpart, South Korea president Moon Jae-in. An epic in itself, it invalidates Rudyard Kipling's (re-phrased) ...

Royal Commission bad for super: Switzer

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Switzer Group founder Peter Switzer argued that the Royal Commission is a "super-killing blood-sport" that will ultimately hurt super member balances. Writing in a Switzer Daily column, Switzer said he had mixed feelings about the Commission, arguing ...

Whitehelm Capital acquires AGL assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Infrastructure manager Whitehelm Capital has acquired a portfolio of regional and compressed natural gas refuelling assets from electricity and gas giant AGL. Whitehelm Capital purchased the assets on behalf of Sustainable Energy Infrastructure, which ...

MGP responds to Henderson's RC hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The managed account provider brought into the Royal Commission spotlight by Henderson Maxwell chief executive Sam Henderson has distanced itself from the situation. A line of questioning during Henderson's appearance at the Commission on Tuesday saw ...