Australian and New Zealand ESG Update

  • MetLife only insurer on 'inclusive workplace’ ranking

  • ISS ESG launches important regulatory report, labels and standards solutions, and wins an ESG research award

  • NAB, ANZ and Westpac accused of dropping ‘carbon bomb’ and rejigging net-zero promises

  • IFM Investors achieves carbon neutral status on Private Equity portfolio

  • ClearView achieves carbon neutral status

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Risk Company Update

  • Partners Wealth launches Partners Private investment company

  • BT Panorama sale to start in February 2022

  • Count Financial buys Financial Momentum

  • LifeBid: new tech platform to cut cost of risk advice

  • Unitysure releases underwriting pre-assessment tool

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Risk Regulatory Update

  • NAB and Westpac to face economics committee

  • APRA stats show life insurance industry improvements, releases new remuneration standards

  • FASEA approves Victoria University courses, July exam results out

  • Tax board and standards councils sign MOU

  • ASIC freezes levy for financial advice

  • FSC releases new life code for consultation

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Fund People Update

  • HESTA appoints head of portfolio management

  • AustralianSuper loses CEO

  • Charter Hall welcomes ESG head

  • Aware appoints director

  • ACSA CEO moving on

  • Vision Super appoints chair

  • SuperConcepts welcomes CEO

  • Deutsche Bank appoints CEO

  • AMP Capital loses energy MD

  • Westpac welcomes new board member

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Fund People Update

  • ASIC appoints new heads

  • Australian Unity appoints CIO, loses GM of investments

  • CommSec welcomes new GM

  • UBS appoints sector head for equities and retail, food

  • MTAA Super and Tasplan tidy up executive line-up as merger looms

  • Citi welcomes new banking and wealth head, 14 new relationship managers

  • Equity Trustees executive reshuffle

  • HUB24 welcomes CFO

  • Future Fund welcomes equities head

  • Funds SA appoints portfolio manager for debt and liquid alternatives

  • Prime Super appoints new director

  • AMP loses more staff

  • State Street welcomes two new appointments

  • World Economic Forum appoints new members to board of trustees

  • Westpac bringing 1,000 jobs home

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