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Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... since January 2018. "Custody and liquidity provision are now of institutional quality, while regulatory structures, transparency and analysis continue to improve. It is little surprise that serious investors are starting to pay attention," Erith said. ...

APRA eases hard caps in revamped executive pay

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... caps. Bird said boards should make public how non-financial components of executive pay were calculated to improve transparency and what risk and conduct modifications/adjustments were made afterwards. But what the move away from a hard cap to a "material ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... invest our money. We must make sure that our investments, including pension and superannuation funds, are driving transparency and accountability." "An initiative like Investors Against Slavery Trafficking is long overdue. We invite investors across ...

NAB Asset Servicing signs up to Charles River

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... our clients," NAB Asset Servicing executive John Comito said. Charles River said the solution also enables greater transparency to support comprehensive compliance reporting and analysis for clients. "Charles River continues to make significant investments ...

Invesco advances active non-transparent ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... is approved, Invesco will be permitted to actively manage and operate without being subject to a daily portfolio transparency condition, the SEC document shows. Invesco's proposed active non-transparent ETF model will publish key data metrics each trading ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... their financial institution, 68% cite a lack of trust, 62% think fees are too high and 48% say the industry lacks transparency. More than half believe the bad news they hear about financial institutions in the press. Many are also frustrated with the ...

GSFM sizes up ETFs with Munro launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... which was halted for new products last year as ASIC started a review into the segment following concerns about their transparency. "At the end of the day, this is a space we have been eyeing for quite some time. We think there is a dearth of quality ...

Societe Generale fined over client breaches

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... investor confidence and market integrity. "The law is very clear about the uses of client money to provide certainty and transparency for clients and licensees. Breaches of these requirements are a serious compliance failure," she said.

Northern Trust scores $20bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... Northern Trust will also provide fund administration and analytics for M&SPT's private market portfolio, as well as transparency over its environmental social and governance (ESG) risk exposures through its ESG Insights service. The scheme became ...

APRA highlights heatmaps success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... heatmaps. "Another major achievement during the year was the publication of the MySuper heatmaps aimed at improving transparency, lifting industry practice and enhancing member outcomes by publicly identifying superannuation products that are underperforming ...