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NAB swallows up neobank

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... for customers to collect. It remains to be seen whether neobanks will become the game changers they were expected to; the big four still control around 75% of the financial services market. It seems NAB had been planning its move on 86 400 for some time ...

Centuria spends big ahead of fund launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
Centuria Capital Group has announced three new acquisitions for its unlisted fixed term Centuria Industrial Income Fund set to launch next week. The three industrial properties are worth a collective $62.5 million and provide a 9.1-year portfolio Weighted ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... side issue to thinking about it as completely core to the future of their funds," MSCI adviser Roger Urwin said. "It is a big shift. And in my career, I haven't seen a shift quite like it."

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 ...

Charity LIC chief executive to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... career you like to leave on a bit of a high note and the companies are in good space...I am 55 and I feel like there is another big role left in me - or one or two. You can't look for that role when you are currently at a public company." FGG has ...

Longstanding Mason Stevens MD exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
Thomas Bignill has left his role as co-chief investment officer and managing director of Mason Stevens after being a founding member of the company 11 years ago. Bignill told Financial Standard he has left to pursue other opportunities earlier this ...

Super concerns over legislation: Schroders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
Superannuation funds are making changes to investment portfolios ahead of the Your Future, Your Super legislation which in turn could lead to more volatility and less diversification for members. Speaking at a media briefing, Schroders head of distribution ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen declared that with interest rates at historic lows, the smartest thing is to "act big" on COVID-19 relief to shore up the recovery and prevent economic scarring. What's good for the US of A will be good for ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The price of iron ore continues to rise and rise. It's up by another 9.1% in the first half of the first month of 2021 to US$169.97/metric tonne after soaring by 70.3% last year, sending it closer to the record high of US$191.70/metric tonne it ...

WFH arrangements need planning: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The disconnect between employers and employee expectations of hybrid working arrangements is tipped to grow as employees begin the transition back to the workplace, new research shows. The Adapting to the New Normal: Hybrid Working 2021 report, released ...