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Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Corporate advisory firm Company Matters believes there are several companies within the ASX 300 who are coming up short when it comes to ESG disclosure. Company Matters director Janine Rolfe said the recent KPMG analysis of listed entities' disclosures ...

LGIAsuper awards emerging markets mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Queensland local government employee fund LGIAsuper has announced it has awarded an emerging markets mandate. Morgan Stanley Investment Management has been appointed by the $9.5 billion super fund to deliver its Emerging Markets Leaders Strategy for ...

Lack of resources impacting ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... to assess applications, additional complexity associated with various categories of licence applications and a continuing focus on increasing the level of regulatory scrutiny across applications." From the 1006 applications received by ASIC, 108 were ...

Global equities tease income opportunity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... upswings and provide potential downside protection during market turbulence, especially when such strategies move beyond a focus on pure yield and focus on companies that have a consistent record of growing dividends. Parkin notes that while equities ...

MLC adds to advice partnerships team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
MLC has announced the appointment of its head of practice development. Michael Downey has joined the MLC advice partnerships team, brining nearly 30 years of industry experience. Having commenced the role in late May, Downey is responsible for developing ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... the FSI, so what came out of that was obviously going to be extremely important. It was a great day. It certainly set my focus for what I needed to do in this job." Having to steer the financial services industry's preeminent representative group on ...

Pinnacle announces latest partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... businesses we understand that are also at attractive valuations. We assess quality regardless of market perception. Our focus is on finding strong businesses that are free cash flow positive and have potential for growth," he said. Founding Spheria after ...

Crowe Horwath acquires QLD firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... adviser through the Family Office model. "There has been a lot of change in the accounting profession and we believe Findex's focus on combining relationships and technology will enable us to meet the changing needs of our clients." Since 2000, Findex ...

Family office administration wasted on inefficient reporting: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Family offices are spending up to 75% of its time on reporting due to inefficiencies, according to research from the Family Office Exchange. The research showed that the average family office spends 32% of its time on collecting, verifying, analysing ...

Former politician joins fintech board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
People seeking good financial advice don't need or want to be sold products along the way, according to a former federal politician and soon-to-be fintech board member. Joining the board of online automated adviser Map My Plan from 1 June will be former ...