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Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... 90% of those institutions aligning their disclosure to the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework. "Climate change and the global response to it are creating financial risks for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released guidance setting industry expectations for net zero targets, the labelling of investment products and transparency of climate risk disclosures. On the guidance's creation, FSC chief executive Blake ...

V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... of relevant key issues scores that are aligned with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Materiality Framework. Additionally, the index seeks to minimise exposure to companies with carbon transition risk and increase exposure to companies ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... to the FSC, the final forecasted priority of the government's super agenda is to establish an all-of-government framework for facilitating partnerships between super funds and projects of national importance. Nationally important projects could include ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... drivers of business performance. In KPMG's view, the key to success in this respect is developing a strong governance framework across the strategic/business planning process. This enables trustees to demonstrate how actions from the Business Performance ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
A new resource released by the Office for Women will assist the financial services sector to understand how its financial products may be used in the financial abuse of women. The new resource, Guide to prevention and action on financial abuse within ...

Wayne Byres to stand down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... distinguished career, Mr Byres has made a significant contribution to the Australian financial system and the global framework for prudential regulation. "His leadership and expertise has positioned the Commonwealth to respond well to some of the greatest ...

Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), with 103 either fully or partially aligning their disclosure to the framework. "More than half of the ASX200 (103) now align climate disclosure to the TCFD framework, an annual average growth rate of 82% ...

Foreign investment fees to double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... investment is greater. Chalmers said the changes are necessary to ensure the cost of administering the foreign investment framework does not fall to Australians. "Australia welcomes foreign investment that is in Australia's interests... Australia ...

RBA scenario implies record costs: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... stressed that the RBA isn't on a preset path to get to neutral and would instead maintain a flexible inflation targeting framework. Yesterday, Lowe said: "We don't need to return inflation to target immediately, as we have long had, for good reasons ...