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Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Like the fable of the "boiling frog" - put a frog into boiling water, the frog will jump out, put it in cold/tepid water and bring the water slowly to a boil and it will be cooked to death - the Australian economy is slowly being boiled... to death. ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... investment work. The Leaders' Group showcases signatories at the "cutting edge of responsible investment" who are in the top 10% of responsible asset owners worldwide, PRI said, and highlights trends in what these signatories are doing. While the ...

More climate risk action needed: SSGA

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
State Street Global Advisors said it has prioritised a deeper examination of ESG integration across its investment strategies as it released its Annual Stewardship Report for 2019. While environmental, social, and governance considerations has always ...

Female ASX200 chief executives drop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... There has also been no rise in the number of women in line roles. Meanwhile, in those companies that do have a woman in the top job women make up 23% of executive leadership team and line roles - whereas, where the chief executive is a man the portion ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... gender equality and modern slavery. The hire takes the fund's investment team to six people. The RI option was ACSRF's top performing investment option last year, returning 10.28% after tax and fees.

Financial incentive provokes misconduct: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... the report said. This comes after ANZ announced last month it would dump bonuses for most employees, while keeping them for top executives, from the start of October.

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... investors are more concerned about values than perhaps was previously understood, with transparency and honesty rating as a top five factor for investors considering becoming shareholders of a company. According to the firm's Shareholder value: Shareholder ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
There were no back-patting and self-congratulatory remarks this time from Australia's Prime Minister and Treasurer for the Australian National Accounts show that it wasn't a "wonderful set of numbers". Instead, with economic growth slowing to ...

ANZ/OnePath worst performer again

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... topped the list of worst-performing super funds, according to Stockspot's Fat Cat Funds Report for 2019. Joining them at the top this year however is AMP, which now also owns 11 fat cat funds, up from three last year. Taking out second place is Perpetual ...

Look to 2008 survivors: Ausbil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... the big drawdown years of 2008 and 2015." Bucks said the returns of disruptive or niche businesses are less affected by the top-down environment. The Ausbil Global SmallCap Fund's investment universe captures 23 global developed markets with over 4000 ...