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APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... the red tape we have at the moment is making each entity responsible but at the same time it's watering down the responsibility because there's so many parties involved." However, Kewin did admit there were some positives to come out of the Life Insurance ...

Citi adds to markets, custody leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... navigate heightened market volatility caused by the pandemic." McKerihan joined Salomon Brothers as a salesperson with responsibility for central banks in non-US dollar markets in 1989. She was appointed head of fixed income sales for Asia Pacific in ...

QIC appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... strategic asset allocation reviews. She joined towards April end. In her new role at QIC, McHugh will have primary responsibility for the Long Term Diversified Fund (LTDF). She reports to Allison Hill, who was appointed QIC's deputy state chief investment ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... to Rio Tinto's executive board last week. His promotion was branded by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) as "another horrendous Rio decision", and came just weeks after several super funds invested in Rio Tinto told Financial ...

Pension fund in divestment hoax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... investigation and was considering reporting the hoax to police. Extinction Rebellion came forward on July 1 to claim responsibility, saying: "In this release we claimed that AP7 was to divest ownership in all companies with operations in fossil fuel. ...

IFM adds to leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... as executive director of its public affairs efforts. McClymont's role with the fund manager will see him assume responsibility for its engagement with community, government and regulators within Europe. "Gregg McClymont will be a strong contributor to ...

Schroders nabs Mercer product boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... week. Morcos enjoyed almost four years as the regional boss of Mercer's product and solutions management, taking responsibility for the strategic direction of the firm's investment products and solutions in the region after more than three years as a ...

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... investor's portfolio, Lecourt said. Fidelity Australia managing director Alva Devoy said investment managers had a responsibility to evaluate companies on both financial merit and their commitment to ESG factors. "We approach this in an integrated way ...

Boutique appoints ESG lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... leave. Pringle joins Maple-Brown Abbott from BT where she was head of customer governance and sustainability, with responsibility for the organisation's product governance and sustainability functions across super, investments and insurance. She ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... climate change despite signing up to the Investor Group on Climate Change. The Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) found that eight members of the Investor Group on Climate Change supported less than 50% of climate related proposals ...