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Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... investment managers' approaches to climate risk and continuing to to develop a climate change policy and internal risk framework. "Today's settlement gives me, and Rest's almost two million members, the reassurance that we need to know that our retirement ...

Sydney multi-boutique hires from Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... and regulatory matters across the Channel group, supporting the strategic direction of the business within the legal framework and providing viable and risk-based solutions. Channel previously used an external law firm. It decided to bring the function ...

AustralianSuper ratings slide at Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... and the accompanying note are generally laudatory of the fund. The downgrades come as Morningstar puts its new ratings framework to work. Locally, Vanguard's popular multi-asset funds slid from gold to bronze. Industry fund Sunsuper's options moved from ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... establishment of a single disciplinary body must be used to reduce red tape and untangle an "unreasonably complex" regulatory framework that is stifling the industry and driving up the cost of advice. The FPA said its research indicates the average cost ...

Sunsuper cops rating downgrades

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... Sunsuper's superannuation investment options have had their ratings downgraded by Morningstar following its revised ratings framework. The $70 billion industry fund's balanced, growth, conservative and retirement options are now rated as bronze ...

ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... but there are still challenges. The ACSI research shows the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework has become the most common benchmark for companies' reporting in high-risk sectors, with 60 ASX200 companies adopting the ...

APRA advises funds to review ownership structures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... said. Licensees need to ensure they review the RSE licensee's constitution, shareholder deed and/or risk management framework to ensure the controlling stake requirements are incorporated and the requirement to seek APRA approval is included as required. ...

CBA executive pay voted in

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... 78.7% of votes in favour of it. CBA chair Catherine Livingstone explained the bank had implemented a new remuneration framework which reduces overall maximum executive pay by 19% and increases Comyn's vesting period to a maximum seven years. "Our objectives ...

State Super appoints academic oversight body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... and new technologies, including AI, to help in their decision making," Kollo said. "Having an appropriate governance framework and technical resources to oversee and guide their development not only helps members get a better outcome, it is a way for ...

IFM jumps on net zero bandwagon

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
IFM Investors has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its asset classes, targeting net zero by 2050. IFM said the move is an extension of action already being taken by its infrastructure assets to reduce emissions through investment ...