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AMP flags recovery, profit jumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... culture," George said. The board followed through with a pay cut as flagged in 2020, which will see it and the investment committee receive 15% less for their services.

Fidelity nabs ESG expert from HESTA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and has also served as a member of the PRI Stewardship Advisory Committee. Tan added: "ESG continues to be a top priority at Fidelity. Building out the capability and coverage of our global sustainable ...

Funds valued illiquid asset correctly: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
Corporate regulator ASIC stopped just short of praising fund managers on how they handled valuing illiquid assets at the height of COVID-19. ASIC found that the responsible entities of the funds were responsive to the increased valuation risks during ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... consolidation in the super sector, thereby creating mega funds. Speaking with Financial Standard recently, Standing Committee on Economics chair and MP Tim Wilson specifically named NFP funds AustralianSuper, Cbus and Hostplus among the funds the committee ...

UK pension funds commit to manager diversity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... the working group and the charter followed Oliver Wyman research that found women account for just 20% of executive committee positions and 23% of board roles across 468 institutions in 37 countries. Further, fewer than 10% of management roles in financial ...

Natixis hires sustainable investing lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... served as s French foreign trade adviser from 2014 to 2020 and is a member of the CFA Institute's ESG technical committee. Natixis is targeting to have â,¬600bn of its assets under management to be categorised as sustainable by 2024.

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... domination over the Australian sharemarket is stifling competition. This morning, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics announced the launch of the Inquiry into the implications of common ownership on Australia's legal framework ...

Bitcoin fund manager hires distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... chief. Chief operating officer of Non Correlated Capital Kevin Saunders also joined the fund manager on its investment committee. Monochrome AM is currently valued at US$15 million.

IFM blames "unfounded" class action for Tandem worries

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... have been supported by statements in the court...has caused a problem for Tandem." Liberal MP and chair of the standing committee on economics Tim Wilson led Neal into the industry-fund-owned fund manager's loss on the Tandem investment. According to ...

Super, ASIC beneficiaries of advice challenges: Hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
Yesterday's Standing Committee hearings on financial advice suggested the corporate regulator and industry superannuation funds are the only ones benefiting from increasing costs. Appearing before the Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday ...