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Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... of senior leaders who knowingly maximised profits at the expense of unsuspecting customers that were unearthed, poor practices continue to run rampant. "Senior executives need to assess their own behaviours to see if there is a gap between their values ...

APRA calls out poor group insurance practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
The prudential regulator has lambasted the group insurance sector for several practices it deems disagreeable, casting doubt over the future viability of insurance provided via superannuation. APRA recently wrote to superannuation funds and life insurers ...

Industry fund awards ESG mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... Hutchison said. State Street's ESG analytics platform includes ESG metrics such as water and waste management, labour practices, employee diversity and inclusion, business model resilience, business ethics. Head of State Street Institutional Services ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... giant Avon has also been named one of the most ethical companies. In 2014, it plead guilty to violating foreign corrupt practices act and was fined $135 million for attempting to conceal $8 million in gifts, cash and non-business meals, travel and entertainment ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... institutions invest as many investors have recognised that companies with strong governance, environmental and social practices have outperformed during the pandemic." Globally, nearly a third of investors with over $200 billion of assets believed climate ...

The future of quality advice: SMSFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... practice Mark Ryan explained reflecting on the lessons of the Royal Commission brings forth ideas for the future of advice practices. Ryan's first tip is investment in adviser capability and training. He referred to the FASEA Code of Ethics and subsequent ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... system is "to influence and mitigate corporate misalignments like executive pay, and other poor leadership and boardroom practices". In aggregate, Australia is one of the seven nations that accounted for 92% of pension assets out of 22 countries analysed. ...

Invest Blue offers managed account solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... worked with the Invest Blue team to manage operational changes to embed the managed account solution across its advice practices.

Wage subsidy to rescue advice industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... in 2020, the rapid decline in adviser numbers has industry experts calling for a wage subsidy to incentivise advice practices to take hire graduates. In its pre-Budget submission, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) recommended the government ...

Ares backs out of AMP bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... progress in reshaping its advice network to a more compliant, professional and productive cohort having a number of practices exit to plan in FY20. Additionally, it said it has significantly simplified its New Zealand wealth management arm which has ...