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Brokers warn of looming disaster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... housing, the street?" White said. "The options for lower income earners are slim and this will reverberate throughout our society, most likely on the back of the COVID economic struggles."

AMP officially exits life market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... agreed, and will have a shared customer and adviser connection into the future." AMP started as Australian Mutual Provident Society in 1849, providing not-for-profit life insurance before demutualising and listing in 1998. The company is exiting life ...

IOOF to adopt new name, brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... of any existing IOOF products. Its ASX ticker code will also remain unchanged. IOOF was founded in 1846 as a friendly society known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Ensuring the new identity remains connected to this rich history, the proposed ...

Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... conducting analysis and stress testing of its portfolio against a number of different climate change scenarios, including for a society with net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

ETF Securities taps into fintech, blockchain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... Fintech and DeFi Index which includes companies that aim to reshape the finance industry in blockchain adoption, a cashless society, online wealth platforms, alternative credit and cloud-based financial software. The ETF is available to investors on ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... recommends 130 hours of study time to complete the ESG certificate syllabus. The certificate was developed by the CFA Society in the UK and has been endorsed by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). "This certificate can help ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... champions genuine fairness and equity, using data to make informed and careful decisions that result in better outcomes for society," Actuaries Institute chief executive Elayne Grace said. Actuaries Institute president Jefferson Gibbs added: "Hugh is ...

Economic recap: Week to September 17

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... versions of those suits with the matching cloth "Mao cap" included. That was Mao's ideology, to create a homogeneous society that's indistinguishable by gender, social class or age. Then again, where Mao's 'Great Leap Forward' failed ...

MSCI launches implied temperature tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... need greater transparency and insight on whether their capital may further, or frustrate, the goal of a more sustainable society." The product will be integrated into MSCI's Climate Value-at-risk offer, which it developed after acquiring Carbon Delta ...

MUFG, First Sentier hire sustainable investment lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... will promote critical, urgent and under-reported sustainability issues, while outlining actions the industry and broader society can take to help address these problems." MUFG and First Sentier clarified that the institute will look at how ESG developments ...