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ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... "prohibited and excluded from participating in the Australian financial system," and has published an Indigenous Financial Services Framework to support positive financial outcomes for First Nations people. ASIC conducted "extensive and thorough consultations" ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... rigorous process of impact measurement and reporting, Chiorean said. "The bond is aligned in terms of provision of financial services that substantially benefit women in the selection of those enterprises," Chiorean said. "This bond has a strong impact ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... are also front of mind for investors and are also shaping decisions on where they deploy their capital. The Financial Services Council said having "consistent and globally interoperable reporting" of climate for Australian companies is "vital." "The ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... the best financial interest duty. Earlier this week, a spokesperson for assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard : "We remain committed to providing Australians of faith the opportunity to invest their ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... capability in this important area," Rowell said. "Until then, we expect insurers, superannuation funds, and even non-financial services companies, to benefit from the insights in the CVA: both from a technical perspective of the design decisions that ...

APRA flags extension of climate vulnerability asssessment to super, insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... capability in this important area," Rowell said. "Until then, we expect insurers, superannuation funds, and even non-financial services companies, to benefit from the insights in the CVA: both from a technical perspective of the design decisions that ...

Hejaz Financial Services funds certified responsible invesments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified four funds from Hejaz Financial Services. The Responsible Investment Certification Program applies strict criteria for certifying responsible, ethical and impact investment products ...

Less than 20% of ASX200 disclose financial impacts of climate risk: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... companies are not ready for what ISSB standards on sustainability and climate risk would mean. "As a sector, financial services and the heavy emitters are leading the charge" Stubbins said. "Energy companies, mining companies - they're all looking at ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Summit in Sydney. The one-day summit will feature keynote addresses from Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones as well as Monetary Authority of Singapore Chief Sustainability Officer Darian McBain, as well as industry ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... growth over the medium to long term by seeking exposure to Asian markets excluding Japan." Also this week, Hejaz Financial Services listed two of its funds - the Hejaz Equities Fund (ASX:ISLM) and Hejaz Property Fund (ASX:HJZP)- ETFs. The two ETFs provide ...