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Damning Rio report to shake mining industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
The damning report into Rio Tinto's destruction of the Juukan Gorge sacred sites has recommended mining companies completely change the way they do business, with super funds invested in miners already welcoming the findings. On 24 May 2020, Rio Tinto ...

Government to wind up FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... sector," Hume said. "Treasury and ASIC will work closely with FASEA to ensure an orderly transition to the new regulatory framework." The FSCP currently supports ASIC in conducting banning orders against individuals for misconduct. Citing the Hayne Royal ...

CIP Asset Management enters retail market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... across both public and private lending markets," Robinson said. "In addition, we offer investors a robust governance framework, including an independent credit risk management team within the Challenger Group. This governance framework is key in private ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... the assessment of their sustainability will become more sophisticated and it will converge on a commonly understood framework," one UK master trust provider was quoted as saying in response to the BlackRock survey. "That may be a government regulator-mandated ...

Robeco launches credit income fund in Australia

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... strategy that selects opportunities from investment grade to emerging market credits and applies Robeco's SDG assessment framework in screening companies that contribute positively to the goals. The fund was established in 2018 aims to provide a monthly ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... security. "Council agencies also continue to engage with the Department of Home Affairs on the development of an enhanced framework for the security and resilience of critical infrastructure, including in the financial sector," it said. The pilot framework ...

New internal audit guide for finance sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... internal audit should support independent and effective assurance. Another recommendation is to audit the risk culture framework as set by the executives and the board and communicated throughout the organisation. IIA chair Sandra Birkensleigh said after ...

QSuper bets on new retirement product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... stakeholders are calling for simple regulated products akin to MySuper products. The federal government is aiming to create a framework for Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs). Such products will meet minimum standards and provide higher ...

APRA takes action against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... third parties of Westpac's compliance with APRA's liquidity reporting requirements and the remediation of its control framework for liquidity risk management. Until the findings from those reviews are addressed to APRA's satisfaction, Westpac will also ...

Pension funds unite for ESG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board standards and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures framework. Greater transparency would enable more informed investment decision-making, and the ability to better assess and manage ESG ...