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ESG taxonomy key to achieving policy objectives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
ESG was something people were still googling five years ago. Now, it plays an important role in achieving objectives, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI Conference has heard - but greater structure is required to reach its ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... considerations are factored into their investment strategy. "You should disclose and clearly explain your methodology or policy for integrating sustainability-related considerations into investment decisions and stewardship activities. At a minimum ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... will be and how the burden will be shared." The intergovernmental organisation advised that significant further monetary policy tightening was needed in order to limit inflation's rise.

ACSI bolsters engagement capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... Reporting Council across ESG reporting best practice, corporate governance and stewardship. Her background is in public policy, having previously worked with Australia's Treasury. "ESG issues are becoming more complex, and investors are requiring deeper ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... rate decision highlighted a major flaw in the way Australia reports inflation. CPA Australia senior manager of business policy Gavan Ord said: "In reaching today's decision, the RBA has relied on CPI figures for the March quarter. These are the same ...

Reserve Bank tipped to hike rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... steadily over the next nine months until we approach a cash rate of around 2%. "They will be careful not to overshoot with policy tightening and risk a hard landing, but inflation will rise further due to supply issues, so they have more work to do," ...

Relax rate expectations: Franklin Templeton

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... market's current interest rate expectations are too aggressive. In its latest review of the outlook for inflation and monetary policy, Franklin Templeton said it remains of the view that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should take a measured approach ...

Investors Mutual, Vaughan Nelson partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... are leaving an economy where everyone does well. "When you leave a decade where you've relied excessively on monetary policy, they do incredibly well, they generate these low to mid to high teen returns and then they enter this self-correction phase ...

TCorp appoints head of investment stewardship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... stewardship strategy, operating model and portfolio outcomes. The role includes implementing TCorp's Investment Stewardship Policy and managing the five stewardship pillars-portfolio integration of ESG, proxy voting, engagement with investee entities ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... presents the next Budget in October. "The RBA has also started increasing rates, suggesting that its accommodative monetary policy will be tightened gradually. "We now lower our 2023 growth forecast to 2.3% (earlier: 2.7%; RBA: 2.0%), to account for ...