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World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... development cooperation has issued a strong statement in support of impact investing. This comes after world leaders at the G20 summit in Osaka also spoke about the potential benefits of impact investing. The G7 consists of leaders from Canada, France ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... moratorium brings Australia in line with the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Sweden. At the recent Actuaries Institute Summit in Sydney Westpac Group director of insurance, finance Jessica Chen provided insight into genetic testing in the life ...

Chief economist update: Thrilla in Osaka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... not suddenly vanish after Trump talks to Xi at the G20. Nevertheless, an agreement to extend trade talks beyond the G20 summit is a good enough outcome. Talks of a trade deal in the dying months of 2018, as well as the Fed pause and later speculations ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... question about gender inequality in retirement was met with silence and then laughter at the recent Actuaries Institute Summit in Sydney. UNSW associate professor Anthony Asher, Mercer senior actuary David Knox and Rice Warner founder Michael Rice took ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The Actuaries Institute's annual summit has seen a fiery debate between the chief executive of the Grattan Institute and Mercer's David Knox over ideal retirement incomes. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley and Mercer senior partner ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... a new milestone, reaching NZ$5 trillion in assets under management and throwing its weight behind a new movement. At a summit in Paris attended by major tech companies and governments, the Christchurch Call was launched by New Zealand Prime Minister ...

ASFA chief joins Irish software provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... and chief executive of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Fahy will be keynote presenter at the FINEOS APAC Summit which is taking place in Sydney later this month, where he will discuss the changing insurance landscape. FINEOS also announced ...

Adelaide to get cash-to-crypto trial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Binance Lite Australia can play a role to help further this cause." Binance Lite Australia launched at the Global Blockchain Summit in Adelaide on March 20.

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... falling property prices. Yet, RBA governor Philip Lowe doesn't seem perturbed. Lowe told his audience at the AFR Business Summit yesterday that "the "wealth effect" on consumer spending from falling house prices will be limited to cars and furniture" ...

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... a trade deal. WSJ said talks have progressed to a stage where a formal agreement could be reached at a probable 27-Mar summit between Trump and Xi. China pledged to speed up timetable for removing foreign-ownership caps on car ventures, and reduce tariffs ...