GOVERNANCE

Policy & Regulation

The Royal Commission has asked ASIC why recent new senior level roles were all filled by internal candidates from a limited pool, amid questions about the regulators’ gov...

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Expert Analysis

As a year dominated by the Royal Commission draws to a close, Jenny Johanson looks at what the industry needs to do to rebuild trust, improve governance, and bounce back ...

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Policy & Regulation

The prudential regulator has announced the terms of reference for a review of its enforcement strategy....

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Superannuation

Despite suggestions it had shelved its push for majority independent directors on superannuation fund boards, the Government has made clear the issue remains very much al...

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People & Products

Nikko Asset Management Australia has announced the appointment of Naomi Edwards as its new non-executive director....

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Policy & Regulation

The global corporate lending platform has warned the Federal Government of substantial weaknesses in its proposed Open Banking implementation plan....

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Features

Are Australian investors growing a conscience? Anastasia Santoreneos writes that the evidence with respect to responsible investments would tend to suggest they are....

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Expert Analysis

Lawrence Lam explores how ESG is critical to sustainable outperformance, where should we focus our research efforts, and some practical ways to profit from companies with...

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Features

Responsible investment and investment returns are no longer mutually exclusive, and industry experts warn that those who do not get on-board risk a day of reckoning over ...

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Funds management

Boards of ASX-listed companies need to consider the value their chief executive delivers for investors and not benchmarks when setting their salary, AMP believes....

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People & Products

The Governance Institute of Australia has appointed its youngest-ever national president, Simon Pordage....

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, says industry funds cannot rely on past investment performance to absolve them from necessary governance changes....

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Funds management

Corporate governance is a key point of differentiation when it comes to investment performance, according to Aberdeen....

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Editorial

The Financial Services Council’s Blake Briggs argues that the Government’s changes to super fund governance arrangements and default funds will ultimately help consumers....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council brands Labor Senators ‘desperate’ and ‘feeble’ for attacking APRA executive, Helen Rowell....

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