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Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... central bank largesse succeeded in keeping incomes and businesses afloat. Gains in most major equity markets around the world attest to this - the S&P 500 index ended the year 2021 up 26.9%; the Stoxx-50 index by 21.0%; the FTSE-100 index rose by 14.3% ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... Oxfam, Inequality Kills, has warned of the deadly nature of the world's growing extreme economic inequality, ahead of the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda meetings. The report revealed that the wealth of Australia's 47 richest had doubled ...

Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... commitment to tackling climate change has been showcased in a global initiative that aims to accelerate the transition a net zero world. The $150 billion superannuation fund was lauded for leading the industry, thanks to its Climate Change Portfolio ...

Economic recap: Week to December 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... virulent, less deadly and current vaccines offer some kind of protection. The difference between 20 and 21 is inflation - the world didn't have that in 2020. So much so that, after insisting that the recent surge in inflation is "transitory" for ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... Omicron variant for its virulence, transmissibility, and resistance to current vaccines. Not only this, Australia and the world now must contend with the US Federal Reserve's recent change of tact. After insisting that the recent surge in inflation ...

New financial crisis standards proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... superannuation members," he said. "Although Australia has one of the strongest and most stable financial systems in the world, and failures are extremely rare, businesses in any competitive market can face financial difficulties. Should that happen ...

NZ Super Fund commits $140m to sustainable real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... possibilities new technologies present for the real estate sector, which by some metrics is the largest asset class in the world and consumes around 40% of the world's energy," Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation head of external investments and ...

Munro Partners launches climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... Munro Partners has a 15-year solid track record of picking innovative investments and fast-growing companies throughout the world," GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre said. "They are skilled at identifying industries at the beginning of their s-curve ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Asset managers around the world are working hard to turn their investment strategies into measurable emissions reductions, but must be attuned to the risk of net zero washing, new research says. Morningstar's latest report, Asset Managers and Net ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... professor Christopher Wright agreed and said it is up to businesses to take action with new skills and frameworks. "As the world urgently seeks to reinvent itself for a low-carbon future, business leaders and managers now need new frameworks and skills ...