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Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... and fatalities in their ESG reporting to improve transparency and identify systemic risks, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). That was a key takeaway from the council's 12th annual assessment of ESG reporting by ASX200 ...

More jobs more problems: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... held multiple jobs in 2016-17, meaning they are likely to hold multiple superannuation accounts. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said the data should be strong motivation to fix the default superannuation system. With more people working multiple ...

Financial services boom rolls on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... economic growth and pays employees above-average wages, according to a new report. Data compiled by the Financial Services Council in its 2019 State of the Industry report shows financial services - comprising mainly the banking and funds management ...

Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... experienced lower levels of home ownership since the introduction of compulsory super in 1992. The former Financial Services Council policy director said modelling he commissioned from research house Rice Warner shows the first year of voluntary super ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... deputy chair. Torney takes over from Tara Moriarty, who stepped down after being elected to the New South Wales legislative council. Torney has been a trustee director of Club Plus since October 2015 and was elected deputy chair in December 2016. She ...

CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... and former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and has served on numerous Financial Services Council committees. Elkins will replace Paul Howes, who moved on as national managing partner of KPMG Enterprise. She commented that ...

Government reduces deeming rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... cuts from 1.5% to 1.25%. It immediately followed with another cut in July, slashing the official cash rate to 1%. The Council on the Ageing chief executive Ian Yates said reductions in the cash rate have impacted the interest paid on savings and term ...

Association names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... advocacy at the Governance Institute of Australia for 10 years. Fox has been a member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council since 2005, and has also served on Standards Australia's risk management committee and ASIC's Business Advisory Committee. ...

Linda Elkins to depart Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and has served on numerous Financial Services Council committees. She appeared on behalf of CFS during the Royal Commission hearings last August, where she was questioned about ...

KPMG names life insurance lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... Asteron, and was a director at Tillinghast-Towers Perrin. Blight-Johnston has held directorships at the Financial Services Council, Actuaries Institute of Australia, and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance. Blight-Johnston ...