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Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee in Canberra yesterday, Arndt was asked about the Future Fund's capacity ...

EQT bolsters board

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... recognised as an advocate for women in leadership and frequently called on for her insights into social enterprise, business, finance, gender equality and governance." Schwartz is also the founding chair of the Women's Leadership Institute Australia ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... spreading disease on their respective economies and the world at large. This is underscored by the 'Statement of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' issued on 3 March: "We, G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, are closely ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... own "C" word response. "C" for concerted or coordinated action... take your pick. As Bloomberg reports: "Group of Seven finance ministers will hold a teleconference this week to coordinate their response to the coronavirus outbreak, France's Finance ...

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... "That's why our government is moving default KiwiSaver funds away from fossil fuels, putting people and the planet first." Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the government would be changing the investment mandate from 'conservative' to 'balanced' ...

WTW boosts Australian leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... Barrett is also a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and received his Bachelor of Commerce and Applied Finance from Macquarie University. In addition, the company named Andrew Povah as head of core advisory. Povah will spearhead the company's ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Industry Super Australia (ISA) claims an increase in the super guarantee to 12% will increase consumption at a whole adult life level, as it takes a swipe at alternate modelling. In its submission to the Retirement Income Review (RIR), ISA said its ...

TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... insurer's chief financial officer having held the same position at TAL since 2012. MLC Life said Kent will lead both the finance and actuarial teams and will have accountability for financial management and internal audit strategies, systems, controls ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... Wait, there's more. Oxford expects the US and the Eurozone to go into technical recessions in the first half of 2020. Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 nations - recently meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - also acknowledged the ...

Qualitas launches build-to-rent fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... build-to-rent fund, backed by the CEFC, with an environmentally friendly bent. Qualitas has launched a new fund that will finance the construction and management of energy efficient, low emissions build-to-rent residential building. The fund has backing ...