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Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... challenge of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In doing so, it will also report In line with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Large asset owners are already expected to disclose in line with the TCFD. ...

Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... digital economy. She will join foreign minister Marise Payne, who along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will lead a taskforce for women's equality, women's safety, women's economic security, women's health and wellbeing. Taking to ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... example, were two of the first companies in Australia to adopt the transparent reporting standards advocated by the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures which was set up by the Financial Stability Board internationally." CSC chair Patricia ...

Crackdown on ERS scams continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... it was still working closely with the AFP to find those responsible. "The AFP as part of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce is currently investigating some matters in relation to early release of super," the spokesperson said. "The ATO has extensive ...

Financial services' biggest tax bills revealed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... commissioner Rebecca Saint said. "Companies that report sustained losses year-on-year face scrutiny from the Tax Avoidance Taskforce," she said.

IFM jumps on net zero bandwagon

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... investment in renewable energy and other carbon reduction initiatives. IFM said it has established a multi-disciplinary taskforce to support the commitment, spearheaded by its investment team. It will establish clear frameworks and policies to guide ...

Alphinity appoints to new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Cairns was most recently senior sustainability adviser at Transurban, responsible for the company's response to the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure recommendations. Prior to that, she was a case manager at Infrastructure Sustainability ...

More clarity on life insurance best interest duty needed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
An Actuaries Institute Taskforce has made sweeping recommendations for broad changes to Australia's retail disability income insurance market, including providing examples of Best Interest Duty in life insurance. The report said ASIC included in ...

Financial services laws under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... Commission, Australian Government Competition Policy Review, Financial System Inquiry, Treasury's 2017 ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce and the Productivity Commission's 2014 report in mind.

Tax fraud goes from paradise to prison

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... scheme. Four other men have already been sentenced as part of the investigation. The ATO-led Serious Financial Crime Taskforce is a multi-agency taskforce allowing investigators to investigate matters thoroughly through data-matching capability and international ...