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Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Seventy-one cents in every dollar invested in the ASX200 belongs to companies demonstrating "leading" standards when it comes to environmental, social and governance reporting. This is one of several key findings by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed improvements for the Appointed Actuary role within insurance companies. The Appointed Actuary is a mandatory position insurers must have to provide independent, expert advice to boards ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... A shares, in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Over recent months Chinese authorities have introduced significant improvements in the accessibility of the China A shares market for global investors. These improvements include resolving issues of beneficial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... 1.25% following its 9 June monetary policy meeting because, "...exports have continued their trend of decline and the improvements in domestic demand activities such as consumption have weakened, while the sentiments of economic agents have also been ...

IOOF announces group insurance mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... protection cover. Commenting on the decision, IOOF head of product Chris Weldon said: "We continually strive to provide improvements and competitive products, and this outcome is just one example of our ongoing commitment to deliver the industry's leading ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... (CalSTRS). ClimateWorks Australia head of research Amandine Denis said the top performing companies had been making steady improvements in their energy management for a number of years and were making the most of energy efficiency opportunities. "Leaders ...

KKR reveals Australian head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... will relocate from Hong Kong to Sydney for the role. Bookmyer joined KKR Capstone in 2002, supporting operational improvements in KKR's North American private equity portfolio. In 2010 he relocated to Hong Kong, serving as chief executive officer of ...

Shorten attacks government's retro super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... 70," Shorten said. Shorten further announced a range of measures that would see $71 billion of "additional budget improvements over the decade." Labor still proposes a 25% tax cut for small businesses with a turnover of less than $2 million a year, and ...

Royal Commission disruptive to reforms: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... dollars if it were to include advice. The FPA argues that the industry has undertaken and is implementing significant improvements and that a Royal Commission would further delay improvements to the financial planning industry. FPA chief executive Dante ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... manufacturing sector has recovered and if the seven point jump in new orders to 58.3 -- thanks to higher exports - further improvements are in store for the months ahead. This is in contrast with latest Japanese stats. No thanks to yen appreciation that ...