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Vanguard boosts Aussie executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Vanguard announced it has bolstered its risk management with the appointment of a head of risk management in the Australian executive team. Curt Jacques will take the position following a comprehensive recruitment process and will join Vanguard as it ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... targets," it said. "We see examples of leading signatories that address climate change through an overarching risk reporting framework, where data-driven dashboards are used for senior management to monitor climate risks. "Boards receive regular and ...

Ratings house launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... well as property syndicates, private equity, venture capital and hedge funds. It is looking to launch an ESG assessment framework in the near future. The fledgling research house, which has four commissioned research reports in the works, is led by Daniel ...

AAA rating holds on by a thread

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... country's positive track record. "Australia's AAA rating reflects its strong institutions and effective macroeconomic policy framework which has supported a long record of stable economic growth prior to the current exogenous shock," it said. Fitch said ...

APRA rolls out new assessment model

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... change in intensity of supervision for some institutions. APRA chair Wayne Byres said that while the PAIRS and SOARS framework worked well but APRA has needed to increase its scrutiny of governance, culture, remuneration, accountability and emerging ...

MySuper funds face new test, member bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... then extend to all "trustee-directed" accumulation products outside of MySuper from 1 July 2022. "The new performance framework will now be the primary method for measuring underperformance in the superannuation sector and the APRA Heatmaps and the annual ...

FASEA releases more Code of Ethics guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... draft is intended to provide an explanation of the application of the code. "The Code of Ethics provides an ethical framework of values and standards to assist advisers in exercising their professional judgement in the best interests of their clients," ...

Ratings deteriorate at AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... AMP Group's corporate governance weakness as a governance risk under its environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework, given its implications for the company's compliance and reporting," it said. The downgrade considers the impact of AMP ...

APRA resumes life insurance intervention

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... further exacerbate the problems with this product, so decisive action can no longer be delayed. APRA has delivered a framework and financial incentives to fix this complex issue; it's now up to life companies to rise to the challenge of restoring IDII ...

BABL named, shamed over Great Southern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... Southern Loan business unit was found to be largely segregated from broader BABL operations and to have an inadequate framework to cope with a large influx of collections activity. The BCCC concluded that the bank's lack of oversight led to a failure ...