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Investors demand credible climate information

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... reports or sustainability reports while nearly half are informed by news or company websites (37%). "We are all familiar with big institutional investors, superannuation funds and major banks calling for greater disclosures and management of climate ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is concerned but not alarmed at the growing cases of Delta variant infections that's wreaking havoc on the lives and livelihood in Australia's two biggest states - New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria (VIC). ...

ASIC urged to act on common ownership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... "[Common ownership] might be a critical issue when the index funds have 5% each of the stock market, but it could be a very big issue when they've got 10% or 20%." New research from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), which ...

ASX eyes a bigger slice of fixed income active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
In its biggest ETF listing rule change in over five years, the ASX is widening the universe of fixed income strategies it will accept for ETF listings. The AQUA rule changes, which are expected to come into effect on September 22, will allow fixed income ...

Economic recap: Week to September 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... (and away) to 9.6% -- the highest year-on-year growth rate on record (1960s is all I have). Australia is up there with the big boys. The June quarter's annual growth rate is faster than China's 7.9% score and Japan's 7.6%. While it's ...

NAB partners with life insurance, advice provider

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
The big four bank announced its partnership with Australia's largest medical defence organisation to extend its business finance solutions to doctors and healthcare professionals. NAB's Medfin Finance team signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement ...

AMP tweaks executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
AMP has announced several changes to its leadership team, including the departure of its group executive of people. Just weeks into her new role as chief executive of AMP, Alexis George has restructured the leadership of the business' banking, technology ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... more out of each asset class," Simmons said. "All aspects of the investment framework are being examined. This also creates a big opportunity through the currency hedging framework and implementation techniques to manage risks and generate lasting and ...

Cracking the data science code

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
The funds management industry is at risk of getting left behind if it does not adopt data science and machine learning. A panel at this afternoon's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees 2021 Conference hosted by State Super chief investment ...

Market momentum to continue: ASI Conference

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... you that data it would be a lot more difficult. The starting point is a lot more different today than it was in 1990." The big issue, she said, is what you do with the defensive allocation of a portfolio in the short term. Taking a short-term perspective ...