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More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... few years. "End-of-decade goals to reduce emissions have come into sharp focus with new commitments emerging from the US, Canada, Japan and the European Union in recent weeks. The Australian private sector must be ready to help our country achieve deeper ...

Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... Australia's fate could have been so much worse. The United Kingdom, France and Italy all contracted by more than 8%, Japan and Canada by around 5%. Australia, just 2.5%." "The strength in the domestic economic recovery is reflected in a stronger ...

First Sentier adds director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... investments in water and water treatment infrastructure, especially with greater focus on a more circular economy in the US and Canada. "First Sentier Investors is widely recognised as a leader in infrastructure investing, and I'm delighted to join ...

Chief economist update: A date with the RBA in July

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... government - cannot be faulted for declaring its battle against the pandemic "Mission Accomplished". But unlike the Bank of Canada which walked its optimistic talk by announcing a "tapering of QE" at its 21 April meeting, the RBA's holding out till ...

Infrastructure Capital hires from Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... utilities at HSBC Global Banking and Markets. Meena Samaan has also joined ICG as director. He joins from Royal Bank of Canada where he was director of infrastructure. Samaan's focus at ICG will be on deal execution. Finally, Andrew Carman has been appointed ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... earnings beating consensus expectations, strengthening recovery in global economic growth - so much so that the Bank of Canada (BOC) even made headlines as it became the first central bank in the world to taper - the surge in vaccinations in Europe while ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... haven't walked their talks - preferring to wait for days better than the optimistic ones they anticipate. Not the Bank of Canada (BOC). It decided to taper QE at the conclusion of its April 21 meeting, to wit: "The Bank of Canada today held its target ...

Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... on the prior corresponding period. At the same time Afterpay announced several major brands will now offer Afterpay in Canada. Retailers including Urban Outfitters, lululemon, Pandora and Shiseido will begin offering the BNPL service in time for the ...

WTW head of strategic advisory resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... the US holds the largest amount of pension assets at US$32.6 trillion, followed by Japan (US$3.6tn), the UK (US$3.56tn), Canada (US$3.1tn), Australia (US$2.3tn), the Netherlands (US$1.9tn) and Switzerland (US$1.2tn).

CPP Investments chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has exited the top job amid reports he left the country to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. CPP Investments announced that Mark Machin resigned shortly after he "decided ...