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Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... New research suggests that many companies engage in "cheap talk" and are ultimately greenwashing as a result of reporting poor quality emissions data. The University of Augsberg research paper, co-authored by Research Affiliates' Vitali Kalesnik ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Commissioner Kenneth Hayne examining complex frameworks riddled with conflicts of interest. IOOF's complicated structure and poor governance over it, which has been under the watchful eye of APRA since 2016, was laid bare at the hearings. Under the ...

AIST pokes holes in Your Super, Your Choice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has criticised the government's Your Super, Your Choice reforms, saying they fail to protect existing members in underperforming funds. Outlining its view of the reforms, AIST pointed out the need ...

Three advisers banned for non-financial crimes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... and wholesale) wrote to the House of Commons outlining that the FCA views sexual harassment as misconduct which can drive poor culture in the financial services industry. First of the three, Mark Horsey was the sole director of a financial advice firm ...

Insurers must shape up on mental health: TAL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
TAL has released new research on mental health conditions - revealing the true cost and lack of support available to claimants. TAL, which is the group insurer for some of Australia's biggest super funds, produced a comprehensive white paper on mental ...

IOOF unfazed by poor MLC result

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... profit came in at $2.5 billion. Cash earnings were $3.7 billion, down 36.6% from the prior corresponding period. Despite the poor result NAB still declared a 30 cents per share fully franked final dividend. "Our operating environment is evolving through ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... "Hopefully, the board acts rationally and accepts this bid; the alternative is a long, messy break up organised by a board with a poor track record." Like AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari, Ares Management Australia and New Zealand chair John ...

SMSF fraudster charged

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... could be returned after a short-term period. The court found that in relation to four SMSF clients Gore was aware of the poor financial state of Arion at the time representations were made to them and that there was no real prospect of Arion repaying ...

New super benchmarking flawed: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... better and worse in different periods," Rice Warner said. "The shift away from higher performing infrastructure would be a poor development for members and the overall economy alike."

Russell launches new super product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... responsibility for a great retirement sits with each of us as individuals. If our investment default is unsuitable, if we make a poor investment choice, we as individuals have to live with those choices. Instead, with the personalisation of GoalTracker ...