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Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... support for green industries," she said. Gender equality is perhaps the social theme that has gained prominence over the last decade. At the end of 2020, Robeco estimated that US$11 billion of assets were held in gender equality-themed assets. Meanwhile ...

T. Rowe Price launches new impact fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... disclosure standards," T. Rowe Price head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand Darren Hall said. "Over the last decade, T. Rowe Price has invested significantly to integrate ESG factors into our investment research platform, recognising that ...

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... will help. But even at that rate, it could take some time to generate a broad-based shift in wage settings, given almost a decade of conditioning for low wages growth." Underemployment is the lowest it has been since 2008 at 6.6% and the unemployment ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
One billion people will own some form of cryptocurrency by the end of 2022, new research suggests. Analysis from Crypto.com shows the number of crypto owners across the global nearly tripled last year from January's 106 million to 295 million in December. ...

Australia bucks concentration trend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... a lower value indicates less concentration." Market concentration declined significantly for the ASX 200 over the past decade, while it increased in benchmarks measuring four of the world's five largest equity markets. The S&P 500 and Canada's S&P/TSX ...

New board director for Morrison & Co

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Morrison & Co has appointed corporate finance and infrastructure expert Kate Mingay as a non-executive director, effective immediately. Mingay brings three decades of extensive commercial and regulatory experience, having worked across the private and ...

It will pay to keep employees happy: Fink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
BlackRock founder and chief executive Larry Fink has urged chief executives to adjust to the new world of work ushered in by the pandemic, and stem staff turnover by listening to employees. In his annual letter to chief executives, Fink focussed on ...

Net zero banks fund $3.5bn in carbon: Market Forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Market Forces claims NAB, ANZ and Westpac are among several banks with net zero commitments that continue to lend to Global Infrastructure Partners, despite its not-so environmentally friendly investments. Market Forces says in total 18 banks, including ...

Investment strategy lead joins Firetrail fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Firetrail Investments has appointed Anthony Doyle as head of investment strategy for a recently launched fund. The Firetrail S3 Global Opportunities Fund was launched in November 2021 and invests in both developed and emerging markets. Doyle is set ...

Vale Chris Regenass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The financial advice community is remembering Synchron state manager Chris Regenass, following his sad passing last week. In a video message to the Synchron adviser network, director Don Trapnell shared that Regenass passed away as a result of heart ...