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Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... their policies or provide a clear description of their approach to key aspects of internal governance and management of business activities which could impact client assets," according to the code. "The standard will increase transparency for fund managers ...

Pauline Vamos outlines initial priorities as CEO of Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... can manage all of their risks. That experience fits beautifully with that." Vamos will also focus on growing Regnan's business in line with its mission of engaging with companies on behalf of its clients over material sustainability risks that Regnan ...

Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... but also how it is implemented throughout the organisation, Noble said. "It's good to have tone at the top, but their business is run in the businesses, so you need the right tone in the middle," he said. "You might have the board, the exec might have ...

ANZ, NAB join initiative to pilot Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... and serious threat to our economy," said Erik Solheim, head of UN Environment. "At the same time, there are enormous business opportunities in taking climate action. Transparency on how financial institutions mitigate the risks and seize the opportunities ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, 88 ASX200 companies (43%) published policy statements acknowledging climate change as a business risk, and 49 ASX200 companies (25%) disclosed a climate or energy efficiency-related target. ACSI said they would engage ...

Mirvac launches first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... beyond our boundaries by 2018," said Sarah Breavington, group sustainability manager. "Following engagement across the business as well as with our partners and customers it became clear that we wanted to ensure our RAP formalises our efforts to engage ...

Local Government Super appoints Katherine O'Regan as board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... policy think tank The Sydney Institute, and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (University of Canberra), Masters of Business Administration (Australian Graduate School of Management) and a Masters of US Studies (University of Sydney). She succeeds Craig ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... these recommendations at a voluntary level," McBrien said. "We all know that they take a few years to kick in from a business process perspective, and we need ot help the agenda come together, if we're going to seize the opportunities that the transition ...

VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
VicSuper has joined 30 other Australian businesses in the Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) Trailblazer program. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper corporate responsibility manager Last year, the federal government appointed Good Shepherd Microfinance to ...

PRI, Willis Towers Watson partner on megatrends and impact on financial system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... macro-economic risk are at the heart of our work and our collective capabilities play an essential role in enabling governments, business and the wider financial sector to capture those opportunities and manage risk more effectively," Haley said. "Analysis ...