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Facebook dropped from ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... composition of the S&P 500 ESG Index is reasonably fluid, rebalancing annually." However, he added that as other tech companies raise the bar for ESG performance Facebook will have to work much harder to re-join the index.

AMP Super, board slapped with licence conditions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
APRA announced this morning it is taking action on AMP's superannuation business and board, concerned they breached several areas of superannuation law. AMP Superannuation and N.M. Superannuation Proprietary, collectively known as AMP Super, were ...

Finnies showcase best in fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... winners of the 2019 Finnies, showcasing innovation in financial technologies. AirWallex won three awards, including Biggest Raise of the Year for its $141 million capital raise. Afterpay took home two awards and was named Fintech Organisation of the ...

Law Council chides ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... it was concerning to see ASIC make a statement which might "put undue pressure on parties not to contest proceedings or raise legitimate issues for determination by a court." The Law Council pointed out that with the stakes so high for people facing ...

Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... rising faster than inflation since March last year, suggesting rising real household income and spending, and by extension, raise inflation because it would allow UK businesses to pass on higher costs (largely due to a cheaper pound). The BOE is right ...

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The complexities of binding death benefit nominations and wills piqued the interest of many at the quarterly Challenger and Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Australian Unity head of technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what ...

Super startup taps new investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... investors including Aura Group, whose venture capital fund invested $750,000 in Superestate as a part of the $2 million raise, in a transaction completed in May. Superestate's investment options have significant allocations to residential property and ...

Chief economist update: The greatest challenge of our time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... economic contraction. Think Japan since the 1990s. A more sinister repercussion is that persistently low inflation could raise doubts about central banks' commitment to their inflation targets. A loss of trust would compound central banks' current ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma..." Sir Winston Leonard Churchill may be describing Russia's intentions and interests when he made this now famous quote back in 1939 (before he became UK Prime Minister 1940-1945) but Churchill's ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... world hasn't had enough of the overhanging pall engendered by lingering trade tensions, US President Trump is about to raise the stakes and expand the scope to currency manipulators. This I learned from The New York Times (NYT) on May 23, headed ...