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Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Pendal did not disclose employee pay metrics, undertook a gender pay gap analysis but did not report it, and lack of disclosure around absolute levels of employee engagement which was reported only as a percentage increase. Platinum Asset Management ...

Whistleblowers given new protection

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... detriment. Whistleblowers will now be able to seek compensation if they suffer loss, damage or injury for making a disclosure. ASIC said these protections are designed to encourage whistleblowers to come forward to the company or ASIC to raise their ...

Pension giant awards $1bn in mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... the Vatican Climate Action Statement. The statement calls for meaningful carbon pricing and enhanced climate-related disclosure. "We believe that how the world responds to the risks associated with climate change, as detailed by peer reviewed scientific ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... informed the moratorium in which two groups were offered genetic testing - one group was told about life insurance disclosure policies and one was not. People in the group that was told about disclosures were more likely to decline the test. "We know ...

John Key under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... which revealed the long-term personal use of corporate chauffeur cars and Hisco charging ANZ for storage without proper disclosure. Key said in a press conference at the time Hisco's resignation proved that, "When people don't do the right thing we hold ...

PDS should reflect PYSP changes: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
ASIC is reminding superannuation funds to update product disclosure statements to disclose exit fees will no longer be charged under the 1 July 2019 changes. ASIC has amended Class Order 14/1252 to align with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting ...

Future Super to offer investment app

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... superannuation fund and a new investment option, the Future Renewables Fund. The Future Renewables Fund's product disclosure statement says the fund is the first to offer Australian investors exposure to renewable energy projects for such a small ...

Millennial super products still just hype

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... these products have generated insufficient cash flow for these businesses to enable them to establish transparency and disclosure activities considered routine by regular superannuation products."

SEC adopts retail investor protection package

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a package of fiduciary rules to protect retail investors from financial advisers who put their self-interests first. Under the new rules called Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Relationship ...

Super calculators to align with MoneySmart

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... rate - as set by MoneySmart - or an alternative interest rate from December 5, as long as they meet the regulator's disclosure requirements. ASIC said the rate of inflation used by MoneySmart includes a component reflecting any change to the cost of ...