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Investor group welcomes carbon disclosure inquiry

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

CBA says most customers received appropriate advice

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016

... objectives," Promontory said. "While there were a number of cases we identified in this current period where the bank's assessment did not fully adhere to the program's documented processes... in our opinion none of these exceptions represented serious ...

S&P launches long-term sustainability index

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016

... RobecoSAM's environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluations, collectively called the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Morningstar has also introduced ESG ratings, based on scores provided by ESG researcher Sustainalytics, for managed ...

Silk joins PRI advisory committee

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016

... selecting, appointing and monitoring managers and managing passive investment." It is working closely with its reporting and assessment team to develop the PRI Transparency Tool, which will provide asset owners with data from the reporting framework ...

Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016

... still receiving the age pension. We are fixing the unintended consequences of this previous change to enable fairer assessment of a person's need for income support," the spokesman said. "At a time when expenditure on the age pension was projected to ...

Financial services among top taxpayers

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015

Financial services firms are paying some of Australia's highest tax bills as a percentage of their total income according to data released by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) yesterday. The measure highlighted that six financial services companies were ...

Perpetual acquires private wealth firm

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015

... provides advice to non-medical professionals. "This acquisition comes after a significant period of exploration and assessment. It's a great fit as at the heart of both organisations is trust, integrity and a deep commitment to the financial wellbeing ...

Latest Power50 list unveiled

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015

... to call the industry to account. Alongside details of each featured persons' social media presence was also a short assessment of their place within the conversation and how they influence it. The consensus was that the financial services industry has ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015

... still yet to be decided who will actually assess whether a CIPR strategy is adequate or not. "Is it the trustee self-assessment approach or will there be some sort of regulatory approval process?" Callil asked. Colonial First State general manager retirement ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015

... d' etre being the path of further rate hikes is more important than the timing but even more important is the Fed's assessment that the US economy can take it. Markets hate uncertainty and the sooner the Fed just does it, the sooner uncertainty is lifted ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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