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Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... improvement." So declared Saudi Arabia's oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations met and decided to gradually increase oil production in July. The OPEC+'s online meeting on 1 June 2021 saw oil ministers ...

Lessons from GPIF: Mizuno

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... their own hands if their governments are unwilling to do so. Speaking at the Morningstar Investment Conference, United Nations special envoy on innovative finance and sustainable investments Hiro Mizuno was asked what Australian asset owners can do to ...

TIAA commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... by 2040. It has also committed to managing all of its $1.2 trillion in assets under management according to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "We engage with the management teams of thousands of companies every year to advocate ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... time. For while Australia has (almost) beaten the virus and bounced back to pre-pandemic activity conditions, many other nations still struggle with the resurgence of infections, vaccine delays and/or variants. To be sure, Australia remains at risk until ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... caused by mutations of the virus, problems with the supply and slow distribution of the vaccine (especially among poorer nations) and most recently, anxiety over the linkage between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots (which has prompted many governments ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... you benchmark the results, the gap should be removed. Larisha Jerome, community engagement and project officer, First Nations Foundation Q: Why did you choose a career in financial services? A: I chose a career in financial services because, growing ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... misalignments like executive pay, and other poor leadership and boardroom practices". In aggregate, Australia is one of the seven nations that accounted for 92% of pension assets out of 22 countries analysed. The US holds the largest amount of pension ...

New corporate bond fund launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... Artesian portfolio manager David Gallagher said the fund tackles climate change, as well as aims to address the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "Whilst the fund is still in its infancy, we are quite proud we have been able to ...

Pension fund members incur post-Brexit fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is investigating why some European banks are now imposing fees on benefit payments in what looks like an unforeseen consequence of Brexit. Some beneficiaries have seen fees of up to €25 charged on their ...

HESTA announces award finalists

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... Distinction. Each winner will take home $10,000 to help them continue their efforts. The awards are inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Blakey said the fund has chosen seven goals to drive HESTA's decision making. ...