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Finance is least ethical sector: Governance Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has had the highest improvement on an ethics index despite still receiving the lowest score of all sectors, new research shows. Governance Institute of Australia's fifth annual Ethics Index 2020 ranked the banking ...

FASEA reveals October exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
The majority of financial advisers who sat the most recent exam passed, according to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. FASEA has released the most recent exam statistics, which show 76% of advisers passed the October sitting. There ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Described as the 'end of an era', the Diploma of Financial Planning and Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning have been removed from the national regulator's register of vocational education and training. On November 3, the Australian Skills ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
A coalition of more than 80 organisations including banks, insurers, superannuation funds and other stakeholders has released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable ...

ESG bringing the family together

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing have emerged as a common interest for high net worth families who have competing interests over financial advice, risk and objectives, new research shows. Barclays Private Bank found that by 2030 ...

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
New research from Morningstar has attempted to wade through the greenwashing in funds management based on managers' overall commitment - with some surprising results. The research looked at more than 100 strategies and 40 asset managers to provide ...

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
AMP Capital has decided to close its 19-year old sustainable share fund, after its portfolio managers Genevieve Murray and Emily Woodland announced their resignations in August. In a notice sent to investors on Friday, AMP Capital attributed the closure ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Asset management heavyweights are urging the nation's top 100 companies to take modern-day slavery and labour exploitation seriously by lifting the hood on their supply chains. The Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, a newly-formed ...

FASEA urged to clarify in-house product conflicts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) has written to FASEA again, arguing that its latest guidance on the Code of Ethics leaves much to be desired. IMAP's main issue is with Standard 3, which seeks to eliminate conflicts of interest ...

AMP Capital ESG lead jumps to Platypus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
The former portfolio manager for AMP Capital Ethical Leaders funds has found a new role, after departing the troubled investment giant in October. Kristen Le Mesurier has been appointed head of ESG and engagement at Platypus Asset Management. She was ...