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State Street to launch ESG ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
State Street Global Advisors is expecting to launch a new low-cost environmental, social and governance (ESG) ETF on the ASX on August 5, with a similar risk-return to the ASX 200. The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ESG Fund will go by the ticker E200 and is the ...

Giselle Roux joins Melbourne boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... previously worked as Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Australia Pacific institutional sales and is now a partner at social bond investor Affirmative Investment Management. Conscious is an impact investing boutique distributed by Channel Capital. ...

Value to be found in childcare stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... Despite this, James said bankruptcies are unlikely particularly for large landlords such as Arena REIT and Charter Hall Social Infrastructure Trust for three reasons. "First, the federal government appears determined to support the sector during the ...

Chief economist update: Australian outlook under COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... Minister and the Federal Treasurer and the Finance Minister aren't allowed to shake hands or backslap one another due to social distancing restrictions. The July Economic and Fiscal Update (JEFU) now estimates a Budget deficit of A$85.8 billion (4.3% ...

Chief economist update: US-China tensions escalate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... banks and financial markets around the world would still be scrambling until the covid-19 pandemic becomes history. Besides social isolation protocols prevent Trump and Xi to even touch each other for a handshake. Or... could it be that Trump is applying ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... member for their retirement. However, in the explanatory background to the proposal the US DOL addresses environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing of pension fund assets specifically. It referred back to findings the DOL made in 2018 on the ...

Aussie equities stage recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... coronavirus pandemic," the report said. "Both developed and emerging equity markets rallied in the June quarter as easing social and lockdown restrictions and reopening of businesses defrosted economic activity in most countries around the world."

Chief economist update: Haste makes Budget waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... pubs and clubs and restaurants and weddings and warned of even tighter lockdown controls. The rush to reopen and normalise social and business activity has now been proved premature. Sure, there were lapses ("criminal misconduct'?) in Victoria's ...

Aware Super unaware of members with disabilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... receive information from us. We communicate with our members regularly via email and post and we leverage our website and social media channels to keep our members up to date and informed regarding their super," the super fund said. "Members can speak ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... China was first in. It was the first country to be infected by the coronavirus. It was the first one to impose draconian social distancing and lockdown restrictions. It was the first to contained the pandemic's outbreak and return to business as ...