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Bell Asset Management launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... increasingly seeking investments that reflect their values and goals to address a variety of pressing environment and social issues, including climate change, labour issues and governance." The Bell Global Sustainable Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio ...

Advisers optimistic for 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... with Investment Trends finding over 40% of advice clients have requested to buy or sell investments based on environmental issues. This is up from 24% in 2020. However, the researcher said advisers reported wanting more information in this space, with ...

New role for Ian Silk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... Australia as a special adviser. In the part-time role, Silk will advise KPMG clients on environmental, social and governance issues. KPMG Australia chief executive Andrew Yates welcomed Silk to the role. "As we are adapting our own business to ensure ...

AMP flags $325m performance hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... are in line with the future strategic direction." She added that the charges are mainly non-cash and related to legacy issues. In its September quarter update, the group reported mixed results. The wealth management business saw $1.4 billion in outflows ...

AFCA must improve transparency: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... reads. After finding that AFCA is "performing well in a difficult operating environment" and that there are no systemic issues with its independence and operations, chief ombudsman and chief executive David Locke said that results overall show a positive ...

RBA names head of payments policy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... include the shift to digital payments, research into innovations in the payments system, resolving competition and efficiency issues and promoting the safety and resilience of financial market infrastructures and payment systems. The department oversees ...

Super funds failing three-day transfer requirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... the funds simply can't pay the transfers within three business days," he said. Kitto added that Stake has also seen issues with the SMSF Verification Service (SVS), including cases where one APRA fund verified the SMSF and member via the SVS and ...

WA government seeks to improve WA's ESG outcomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. It also highlights how the state is tackling other important environmental issues such as waste recycling and pollution control and leading by example in areas such as water management and biodiversity conservation ...

Future Fund hires chief economist

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... economic team and have a primary focus on providing strategic advice, analysis and insights on relevant global macro-economic issues and opportunities to the agency and the Board of Guardians. Johnston spent the last 17 years at Wellington Management ...

ASIC enforces licence conditions on ASX

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... clearing and facility licence of ASX Clear and ASX Settlement. The conditions on the market licence address underlying issues in ASX operations that led to the outage in November 2020 and assign accountability to the ASX board and senior executives for ...