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UCA Funds Management release 2013 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... investment bodies by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). "The goal is to have the same licensing level as any other retail fund manager," Walsh said. "We've engaged Mercer ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... on PRI signatories and new regulations on Australian superannuation funds from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that will increase disclosures to fund members. "The portfolio level disclosure is an important step," she said. "There are ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... CEOs and some board members will also meet with government, representatives from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and Australian financial services industry bodies to introduce them ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds in 2013, an increase from 16% in 2006, according to data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). But although there is a higher percentage of women holding directorships in superannuation than on ASX200 listed ...

bankmecu: integrated reporting develops integrated thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... communication with internal and external stakeholders, Walsh said. "We engage with [the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority] and Standard and Poor's, who are our rating agency and we talk to them about strategy and corporate reporting and sustainability," ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... currently in the process of getting authorisation for its MySuper product from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), he said. The consolidation of the Canberra office and the outsourcing activities will cost AU$300,000 to Australian ...

LUCRF Community Partnership Trust opens in South Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Romero Centre in Brisbane. When establishing the trust in 2010, LUCRF spoke with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to make sure that funding the CPT was in line with the fund's legal obligations. Because the CPT is funded from the ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability themes. As part of the reforms, superannuation funds must report to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority about their risk management processes and write a statement of risk appetite. ESG issues should be part of that consideration. ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... risk," Johnston said. "There are other things that companies need to be aware of - the [Australian Prudential Regulation Authority] APRA are looking to insurance company risk management policies, and companies need ot be doing more. If you take a one ...

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... at this, particularly the corporate superannuation funds. But don't forget that [the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority] APRA are regulating the sector quite hard now. With the new governance requirements from APRA vis a vis governance comes ...