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Light on horizon for global economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
The International Monetary Fund has predicted an upturn in the global economy in 2020, though the biggest risk to a rebound is climate change. In 2019 the global economy experiences the weakest growth since the Global Financial Crisis, but the IMF is ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... other than it being a round number?" he said. "I think people go wrong by inferring that this number will indicate the next big move for the market. "It's only noteworthy because we had the biggest correction in the world 10 years ago, so it teaches ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... to meeting their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change." Marsh & McLennan Insights chair John Drzik said big business is feeling the heat. "There is mounting pressure on companies from investors, regulators, customers, and employees ...

Powerwrap finds new line of business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Powerwrap has signed an agreement in what could be its second-biggest client after Escala Partners and a new line of business for the platform. A US company that distributes alternative funds to financial advisers has mandated Powerwrap to provide its ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... often a negative experience, and the women prefer to network in other ways." RMIT's Daniel Richards suggested one of the big factors that will help women break into the advice industry will be them finding the right manager, receiving mentoring and ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
BlackRock will double its ESG ETF offerings, dump investments in thermal coal and increase sustainable assets under management tenfold this decade. All this, just six months after it was revealed that BlackRock lost more than $133 billion by investing ...

Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... promise that: "If further funds are required, further funds will be provided." The cynic in me whispers, 'Nothing beats a big drop in the polls to get one going, ''ey'? Just as I scribbled earlier this year, it would take a miracle if ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
NULIS Nominees has added a former Vanguard Australia director and three other non-executive directors to its board, as ASIC chases it in Federal Court. NULIS, which oversees NAB's superannuation funds with $75 billion in assets under management ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... for disruption from new players in the lending space to come and get market share," he said. Funder said that any amount, big or small, can help young people get ahead. "We've seen some transfers of around $30,000, which has made a big difference ...

Gardior adds board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
Two executives from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets have joined the board of Gardior after winning the mandate to manage The Infrastructure Fund in late 2018. Head of MIRA Australia Grant Smith and head of MIRA Asia-Pacific Frank Kwok joined ...