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Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... firms that don't use managed accounts. The research conducted with advisory consultancy Business Health assessed 224 advice practices with 76 of those using managed accounts. Those firms using managed accounts for more than three years achieve 79% ...

Pollination harvests blue carbon credits from mangrove project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... its 60-year lifetime. Pollination has been a long-term strategic adviser as well as investor in the project, providing advice around carbon sequestration and carbon mkaret participation, Cohn said. "In terms of the environmental benefits of the project ...

Platforms increasing ESG products, research: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... annual Platform Benchmarking Report, with focus areas included supporting advisers with regulatory change, digitisation, advice delivery, and practice efficiency. The growing importance of ESG has been demonstrated through developments by BT Panorama ...

Proxy adviser reforms overturned by Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
The Senate has overturned proxy advice reforms announced at the end of last year, three days after the new regime had begun. On a vote of 29 votes to 25, the Senate disallowed the new regulations that were announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in December ...

Baker McKenzie hires special counsel from industry super fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... service Australian superannuation funds," said Baker McKenzie national managing partner Anthony Foley. "She also offers advice to fund managers managing assets for Australian super funds, those co-investing with super funds, and the provision of ESG ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... across Australian Unity's wealth and capital markets platform, including managed funds, investment bond products, financial advice and trustee services. Moore's appointment is designed to support Australian Unity's "ambition to become a leader in corporate ...

Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... license and will be required to share their recommendations on a company with the company on the same day it provides that advice to institutional clients. Beginning 1 July, proxy advisers will need to be independent of their institutional clients, with ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... report on potential instances of modern slavery - are part of that process. FairSupply, a provider of risk classification advice for organisations with Modern Slavery Act compliance obligations, has identified that of the modern slavery statements the ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... advocacy bodies including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have criticised new rules governing proxy advice that will commence in February 2022. Beginning 7 February, all proxy advisers must hold a financial services license ...

Emerging HNW seek ESG, ethical investments: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... inheritance and estate planning is their top need, with fewer than 20% saying ethical or social investment is their top unmet advice need. Within the emerging HNW segment, only 2% said they understood ESG at an expert level, with 34% saying they had ...