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Banking scrutiny to escalate: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... financial and prudential strength, Bligh said. "We're seeing the largest transfer of power from institutions to consumers in human history," Bligh added, warning consumers will not be giving this power back. Bligh also highlighted the pace of the reforms ...

VFMC appoints new CIO, COO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... Wealth business and NAB's Business Bank, and has also previously held senior leadership roles in distribution, investment and human resources with Colonial First State and AXA. Collins succeeds Brett Davidson who announced his departure in December 2016 ...

Insurers lagging on mental health

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... is for "life insurance companies to meet their legal obligations." He noted that this issue was publicly explored by the Human Rights Commission back in 1993, and argued that in that time, "it's reasonable for mental health experts to expect the industry ...

BlackRock moves to machine stock picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... alpha and deliver on client expectations. "We are revitalising our active equity capabilities by harnessing the power of 'human and machine' to efficiently and consistently deliver investment performance to our clients," BlackRock global head of active ...

Industry fund launches ethical investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... nuclear, cluster, chemical or biological weapons and will not invest in certain categories with respect to environmental and human rights concerns. It targets a return of 3.5% per annum on average over 20 years and charges a 1.37% investment management ...

Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... said Australia had much to gain from legislation on modern slavery and could learn from best practice across the globe. "Human rights issues can present potential financial impacts through reputational damage and operational risks to portfolio companies," ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
AMP Capital is introducing an ethical investment framework that will divest about $570 million in 'dangerous' or unethical investments across its entire portfolio. The company is ramping its commitment to responsible investing, and applying its new ...

Cyber breaches arise internally: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... which represent the largest source of data breach claims. The survey addresses employers' cyber risk in relation to their human capital and workplace culture by tracking things such as risk inherent in employees' behaviours, how to mitigate this factor ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... bank's role of maintaining "overall financial stability". "We are somewhat more explicit about recognising the potential human cost of financial instability in terms of financial distress and unemployment and are more attuned to the behavioural risks ...

Super to drive employment in 2017

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... challenge," McKanna said. Respondents also noted employees are becoming progressively resilient to technological change and how human resource departments should deal with this was identified as another major challenge. Further research from SUPER Recruiters ...