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Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... companies, but it then limits a fund's ability to influence the company towards acting to reduce emissions in the real economy as an active owner. Of the superannuation funds that announced divestment from thermal coal companies in 2020, none publicly ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... end of the day, it's the fundamentals that'll matter. And oh, valuation too. The fundamentals are good. The US economy is advancing and rising from the recession borne of the COVID-19 pandemic. The US Federal Reserve and now the Biden administration's ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... rate of 4.0% which is slower than market expectations for a 4.2% gain. In addition, the year-on-year growth rate in the economy continued to contract despite improving from -2.5% in the year to the December quarter from -2.8% in the September quarter ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... the Australian central bank wouldn't be in a rush to lift interest rates soon despite its optimistic outlook on the economy backed by the rebound in GDP in the third quarter and the better than predicted fall in the country's unemployment rate. ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
BlackRock will push companies to disclose plans for their transition to a net-zero carbon economy, chief executive Larry Fink stated in his annual letter to company leaders. Fink's annual letter to chief executives sets the engagement agenda for the ...

NSW economic performance slips: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
Tasmania has retained its status for the fourth consecutive quarter of having the best-performing economy in Australia while NSW has slipped to its lowest rank in nearly a decade, CommSec research shows. In the stockbroker's latest State of the ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... outweigh the drag on near-term momentum due to rising infections". "The upgrade is particularly large for the advanced economy group, reflecting additional fiscal support-mostly in the United States and Japan-together with expectations of earlier widespread ...

Macquarie backs medical drone testing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... sector. "We look forward to demonstrating the potential value of drone delivery of medical supplies for the public, NHS, the economy, social equality and for the aviation manufacturing industry in Scotland," he said. CAELUS will develop the ground infrastructure ...

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... recovery finding innovation in Australia's waste management space could triple job creation. The National Circular Economy Roadmap suggested the key strategy for creating jobs and reclaiming billions in economic value could come form plastic, glass ...

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... guidance. Powell in line with recent comments from officials including Governor Brainard, who said yesterday [19 January] the economy is far from hitting its dual mandate goals, while Vice Chair Clairda [sic] also said yesterday Fed won't start raising ...