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State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... ESG scoring system, R-Factor(TM). R-Factor draws on multiple data sources and leverages the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board's (SASB) widely accepted, transparent Materiality Map to generate a unique ESG score for listed companies, according ...

Clearstream rebrands Australian acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... This will allow them to benefit from lower costs, Clearstream said, as well as increased efficiency and international standards. Clearstream Banking chief executive and head of investment fund services Philippe Seyll said its Australian offering will ...

FPA confirms redundancies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... and showcasing the value of financial advice to consumers. "Our members are facing more regulation, higher education standards and increased costs. At the same time, there has never been a greater need for Australians to seek financial advice," De Gori ...

US regulator settles with Ares

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... Fund. "Ares takes its fiduciary responsibilities very seriously and remains committed to operating with the highest standards of governance and compliance," a spokesperson for Ares Management Corporation said. "We fully cooperated with the SEC in this ...

Adviser banned for five years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... appropriate for his clients," the regulator said. "The banning of Mr Lewis is part of ASIC's ongoing efforts to improve standards across the financial services industry." Lewis has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review ...

FASEA unclear why advisers are quitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... the year. Glenfield was less clear on how many financial advisers were yet to meet or begin the new FASEA education standards. "Around about 3000 advisers by the end of 2019 had commenced or completed bridging courses. There were over 6000 bachelor degree ...

Litigation funders will need AFSLs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... supported a licensing regime that would include capital adequacy requirements, disclosure obligations and reporting standards. Omni Bridgeway also said it supports a minimum return to group members in a class action of no less than 50% of the proceeds ...

Count Financial makes growth-focused hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... appointment comes just over a month after the firm hired former IOOF alumnus Phil Creswell as its head of professional standards. It also comes as Rainmaker analysis reveals nearly 1500 advisers have dropped off the ASIC Financial Adviser Register since ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Chicago Tribune saying the use of COVID-19 as an excuse for the bailout is "beyond galling". "Even by this state's low standards, asking federal taxpayers from California to North Carolina, from North Dakota to Texas - farmers, small business owners ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... surprising companies kicked out. Twitter and Walmart were dropped from the ESG index for failing to meet certain ESG standards while Facebook, which was removed last year due to several controversies, made a re-entry. Twitter was ineligible for the index ...