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Mercer adds to wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for a period of four years - from March 2019 to ...

Platinum staffers join Merlon Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Financial Services and non-executive director at Commonwealth Bank. He was also a member of the external advisory panel at ASIC for five years. Soller was a former chief financial officer of ASX-listed firms, including Lendlease and Metcash, while Binns ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... protections and procedures in place. Since the reforms, whistleblower reports nearly tripled from 278 to 817, according to ASIC. The mining sector is particularly at risk. Mining operations involve multi-billion-dollar projects, equipment, and contracts ...

No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... mandatory reporting rules will make companies' stated targets more reliable. "Climate reports will be externally audited, ASIC has the power to prosecute unreasonable statements, and private litigants will be able to bring civil claims from 2028," IGCC ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Rainmaker Information ESG league tables in August, while UniSuper saw mixed results. Read here. Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC The call to stamp greenwashing at the root may have had the potentially unintended consequence of stopping big companies ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... amidst an ongoing crackdown on greenwashing by the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Future Group manages $15 billion across 383,000 members.

Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... relationship with the CFMEU continues to be a value driver for the fund. Finally, while the insurance issues that led to ASIC filing its case against Cbus this week couldn't be discussed in great detail, Bragg did ask Fok who would ultimately foot ...

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... draft explains who must prepare a sustainability report, how the regime will interact with existing legal obligations and how ASIC will administer the sustainability reporting requirements. It also includes specific guidance on ASIC's approach to ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... four years." The panel agreed that at the moment, there is no need for new legislation. Existing legislation under APRA, ASIC and the ACCC captures potential infractions. For example, 'greenwashing' litigation is well covered by existing misleading ...

Podcast: How to ace climate reporting and avoid greenwash with Kate O'Rourke

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
With mandatory climate reporting coming into force in Australia, the corporate regulator ASIC is stepping up enforcement, targeting misleading and deceptive practices with serious consequences for non-compliance. Today's episode is your guide to ...