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...
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 ...
Policy & Regulation
The prudential regulator has announced the terms of reference for a review of its enforcement strategy....
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...
People & Products
Nikko Asset Management Australia has announced the appointment of Naomi Edwards as its new non-executive director....
Policy & Regulation
The global corporate lending platform has warned the Federal Government of substantial weaknesses in its proposed Open Banking implementation plan....
Features
Are Australian investors growing a conscience? Anastasia Santoreneos writes that the evidence with respect to responsible investments would tend to suggest they are....
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...
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 ...
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....
People & Products
The Governance Institute of Australia has appointed its youngest-ever national president, Simon Pordage....
Superannuation
Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, says industry funds cannot rely on past investment performance to absolve them from necessary governance changes....
Funds management
Corporate governance is a key point of differentiation when it comes to investment performance, according to Aberdeen....
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....
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council brands Labor Senators ‘desperate’ and ‘feeble’ for attacking APRA executive, Helen Rowell....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...