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Research firm moves on ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Moody's has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, a global leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments. Moody's said this acquisition will further its objective of promoting global standards for ESG use by market participants. ...

Technical Services Forum: Keep advisers informed of change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... but this was effectively available to fund it in those circumstances." Later, Ash St. legal and advisory director of governance, compliance and regulatory Samantha Carroll recapped Kenneth Hayne's final Royal Commission report, highlighting the biggest ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... proprietary governance analysis," the report reads. "As a result, we have recently built out an improved internal Governance Assessment rating framework covering our Australian companies. "This further analytical tool is designed to help us identify ...

Royal Commission will guide remuneration standard: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... remuneration "practices were not as robust as they should be." Brennan also said the standard will have a significant focus on governance and accountability. He said the regulator has consistently supported the view that the Banking Executive Accountability ...

Benchmark APRA against global counterparts: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... neutrality; - Culture that supports supervisory and enforcement actions in support of strategic objectives; - Robust internal governance arrangements, supported by fit-for-purpose internal reporting, performance monitoring and audit and assurance activities ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) highlighted the importance of not just having a healthy balance sheet, but also strong governance, a sound culture, appropriate internal controls, and clear accountabilities," Byres said. "These issues were further ...

CAER sold to global service provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Australian ESG researcher CAER has been acquired by an international consultancy which specialises in governance and responsible investment. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced its acquisition of the Canberra-based Centre for Australian ...

Institutions respond to Royal Commission, make commitments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... intentions where urgency, consistency and discipline is required. The board has led a deep examination of our culture, governance and accountability," Henry said. "It is our highest priority for everyone at NAB to put customers first. At NAB we are determined ...

CBA releases remediation scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... commitment. CBA was required to put together a remediation action plan after APRA led a prudential inquiry into the bank's governance, culture and accountability in August 2017. The APRA inquiry's final report made 35 recommendations and triggered an ...

Global equities fund purges tobacco, fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... when it comes to sustainability. It is our belief that there is no single right approach to environmental, social, governance andregulation (ESGR) integration, so our investment approach incorporates a blend of industry exclusions and a full assessment ...