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Bank of England launches first system- wide stress test

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... sector-specific insights. "The exercise is not a test of the resilience of the individual firms participating. Published materials will not provide information on any individual firms," the BoE commented. "The system-wide exploratory scenario markets ...

Super fund ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... glance it's hard to draw much distinction." On average, the investment options have "noticeably lower exposure to the materials, energy and financials sectors. Offsetting this, ESG investment options on average have higher exposure to the communications ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... hand, opportunities related to worker safety and asset optimisation are more specific to industries like industrials, materials, and communications. Threats associated with public trust, social license, and bias are particularly relevant for businesses ...

The Australian small-cap conundrum: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... companies," he said. The paper also highlighted probability issues and said, the largest Australian small-cap sector is materials which when compared to the global index, is one of the smallest sectors. "This means that exposure to an Australian small-cap ...

Experience pathway could create two adviser tiers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... adviser qualifications or lack thereof, and experience, could be contained in the Financial Services Guide and marketing materials," Macdonald said. "Consumers are also likely confused about the level of education and training required of advisers. We're ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... tech. Minerals used in renewables Global X's research found that mining revenue for cleantech-related disruptive materials could grow from $41 billion in 2020 to $261 billion in 2040, with lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, and copper ...

HUB24 strengthens education capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... excited to gain the continued support of HUB24 who provide the Striver community with market-leading insights and resource materials." From showcasing education materials on managed portfolios, to sharing their innovations in financial services through ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... living wage at a minimum of one factory each, 30 years for all companies to achieve traceability of more than 75% of raw materials and fibre producers, and 17 years before all companies make grievance mechanisms available to workers at a minimum of one ...

Global X launches new Australian equity ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... companies, while avoiding doubling up on bank, mining and energy shares. Tracking the Solactive Australia Ex Financials Materials and Energy Capped Index, OZXX invests in the top 100 companies excluding the financial (including REITs), energy and mining ...

CFA Institute unveils major program overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... introduced. The program has also introduced an improved digital badging strategy and has reduced the volume of study materials to ensure candidates can prepare for each exam in around 300 hours. Further, for the February 2024 exams, level one candidates ...