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Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... to truly fulfil their duties, Rest must seek information from investment managers about climate risks and comply with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. As APRA is the regulator of super funds, McVeigh's new claim quotes a speech ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
If Labor comes to power, it will set up a dedicated task force to implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... investment portfolios. Some provide no such information at all. The report assesses the funds against the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, with the AODP saying the lack of strategy and disclosure could amount ...

New accounting standards put pressure on life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... start-up phase. They are likely to face very significant challenges indeed if they do not begin to come to grips with the task in the coming few months," the report said. Hiring skilled people and securing the necessary budget have been major hurdles ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
Superannuation funds should get accustomed to leaving the front door open for ASIC as the regulator flagged it will pay trustees more periodic visits. Presenting a regulatory update at the AIST Super Investment Conference? in Cairns yesterday, ASIC ...

Stale boys club lingers on: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
One in 10 women working in investment management have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, while about half report offensive behaviour or exclusion from work events based on their gender. According to the University of Sydney, a study of ...

AMP names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... services sector in Australia." Murray said De Ferrari's remuneration package has been designed with the gravity of his task in mind, with both remuneration and incentives directly aligned with the interests of shareholders. Commenting on his appointment ...

Super funds cop governance grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... round of hearings also saw AustralianSuper chief executive and Industry Super Australia (ISA) director Ian Silk taken to task over the promotional activities of Australia's largest super fund, including its funding of ISA's fox in the henhouse ...

CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... master nearly 9000 pages of curriculum. "It is challenging to keep a nearly 9000-page curriculum up to date, and we take that task very seriously to prepare the next generation of investment managers for the demands of the global capital markets," Horan ...

AMP incorrectly charged more than $26 million: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... profits in the first half of the year, alongside a $290 million advice remediation bill. Industry fund HostPlus was taken to task yesterday for its promotional spending, with the commission hearing the $34 billion fund spent $260,000 per year to host ...