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ASIC highlights strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... Regime (FAR) and digital technology and data. The report said: "Our regulatory environment is changing and evolving - climate risk, our ageing population, emerging data and digital technologies, and significant volatility in the crypto-assets market ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... "Paradoxically, the same awareness and concern for environmental and social issues from societies that has led us to climate action is also what we see as one of the key barriers to the expansion of clean technologies." "This is because the minerals ...

APRA releases annual corporate plan

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... remuneration and accountability (GCRA) practices across the banking industry and share exploratory learnings from the climate vulnerability assessment. It will also upgrade the business continuity and contingency practices of banks with a focus on recovery ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Super's announcement was mixed. "This is a giant step forward for the fund and its members, and raises the bar for climate action in the superannuation industry," said Market Forces superannuation funds campaigner Brett Morgan. "This policy does ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... for fund managers will signal government, regulators, and consumers that the Australian investment community sees climate action as a top priority. "The FSC wants consumers to have confidence fund managers who set net zero targets are assessing their ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... its key considerations for the super sector in 2022. According to KPMG's latest Super Insights 2022 report, last year climate change had fast become one of the top strategic priorities for super fund trustees. This was accompanied by an increasing rate ...

UK regulator confirms Consumer Duty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... them, making it easier for the FCA to identify those that aren't meeting the Duty and take action. "The current economic climate means it's more important than ever that consumers are able to make good financial decisions. The financial services industry ...

Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... capitalisation adopting them. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' Promises, pathways and performance report details climate change disclosures in the ASX 200, revealing the underlying number of companies with net zero commitments has almost ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... participants in the consultation called for greater clarity on the interplay between Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 Climate Change Financial Risks (CPG 229) and SPG 530. "Submissions noted that the current SPG 530, released in 2013, limited the consideration ...

MSCI launches emissions measuring tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... financed emissions is a foundational building block required for reporting, target setting, scenario analysis and creating climate-aligned portfolios," MSCI said. The tool also provides institutions with the ability to set and manage reduction targets ...