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Industry slams Future Fund disclosure exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The super industry is calling for mandated consistency on portfolio holdings disclosure after it was recommended the Future Fund be exempt from disclosing commercially sensitive information. The Senate Committee report released this week on disclosure ...

Metrics Credit Partners joins climate partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... four banks, the Green Buildings Council of Australia and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the Climate Bonds Initiative's (CBI) programme. Metrics' place in the partnership will see its endorsement of mobilising global capital for climate change ...

RIAA, HESTA back key First Nations project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
Businesses and investors including HESTA and Lendlease have launched an initiative that will focus on strengthening Australia's First People's heritage laws. The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) ...

FSC to ban occupational exclusions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... policies that are currently in place, and for trustees to engage with members," the FSC said. "The success of the FSC initiative will be dependent on the government facilitating better data sharing between trustees, insurers and government agencies ...

Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... firms from across the world with US$10 trillion in assets under advice joined together to launch a global net zero initiative. JANA, Frontier, Willis Towers Watson, bfinance, Barnett Waddingham, Cambridge LCP, Meketa, Hymans Robertson, Redington Associates ...

HNW advice firm opens to retail investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... Managing partner Will Hamilton said that launching HWP invest is a new and exciting step for the firm. "With this new initiative, we hope to strengthen existing relationships with those close to our business - especially family and friends where they ...

MetLife enhances mental health policy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... create a resource hub that includes content from the Black Dog Institute and its own 360Health program. As part of the initiative, it will continue to partner with SuperFriend to provide employees with access to MySuperFriend. MySuperFriend is an online ...

APRA proposes further unlisted valuation rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... The prudential regulator seeks to make several changes to Prudential Standard SPS 530 Investment Governance under the initiative. One new measure is to develop and maintain a comprehensive investment stress testing program, and that trustees develop ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The Actuaries Institute named the principal at Sydney-based actuarial consultancy Taylor Fry as the 2021 Actuary of the Year for his work on social issues. Hugh Miller focuses on using data and complex analysis to improve public policy outcomes including ...

Reynolds joins Frontier board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... investment consulting firms from around the globe to sign up to the recently launched Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI), committing to supporting the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner. It joins the likes to ...