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Gender diversity has a way to go: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... 2021 GEI and brings transparency to gender-related policies at publicly listed companies. GEI companies had an average disclosure score of 94% but the average data excellence score was just 55%, highlighting the need for more effort. The data excellence ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... whether medical or environmental, demand a global and ambitious response." Fink's letter particularly noted that data and disclosure of net zero transition plans is essential, because it allows grater assessment of sustainability risks. To that end ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... out behaviour than those that are confident. All you have to do is look at all the cases of sexual harassment and non-disclosure agreements over the years to see this issue. Had those people been in the issue to tell that person to get stuffed, these ...

Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... and SSGA is currently working on a report that will outline best practices and what they believe represents strong disclosure. "SASB has been a really good starting point for us, and we like it because it focuses on financially material information," ...

SS&C withdraws Link offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JAN 2021
... are any material developments in the future it will continue to inform shareholders as required under its continuous disclosure developments. Link had previously said the updated proposal of $5.65 that had been on offer was being carefully considered ...

ASIC slams auditors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
The corporate regulator has lambasted the major auditors for sloppy work, and poor governance and accountability practices. A sample of audits for the six months to June 2020 questions the quality and integrity of audit services. In aggregate, ASIC ...

Australia bottoms out on fund disclosure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... a research house for being the only mutual fund market in the world that does not have regulated portfolio holdings disclosure. Morningstar's biannual Global Investor Experience (GIE) report gave Australia a bottom rating for not adapting to increasing ...

GE, Cheesecake Factory pursued for disclosure violations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... cease-and-desist from further violations. Meanwhile, General Electric has agreed to pay $200 million for historical disclosure violations. In 2017 and 2018, GE's share price fell 75% as challenges in its power and insurance businesses were disclosed ...

Design, distribution obligations guide released

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... are a "game changer" for the industry. The Financial System Inquiry recommended the obligations in 2014, finding that disclosure alone is unlikely to correct the effect of broader market structures and conflicts that drive product development or distribution ...

Key advice reforms tabled

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... key areas: annual renewals and payments; restrictions on deducting advice fees from superannuation; and independent disclosure requirements. Putting Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation 2.1 into practice, the new law is aiming to curb the ...