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Metrics launches NZ fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Metrics Credit Partners has launched a private debt fund for wholesale investors in New Zealand with a target annual return of 3.25% over the RBNZ cash rate. The Metrics Multi-Strategy Private Debt (NZ) Fund marks the Pinnacle boutique's first investment ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Many companies are housing the ultimate responsibility for ESG with their chief financial officers, says a new report from Accenture. Accenture interviewed about 1517 finance leaders including chief financial officers from around the globe for the seventh ...

HUB24, Netwealth top platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... with a total score of 89%, just beating Netwealth on 88.9%. Investment Trends said HUB24 scored highly across all six metrics measured, while Netwealth scored highly across four of the six. "The narrow difference in overall platform functionality scores ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... within the next three to five years. Despite this, Australia is lagging the rest of the APAC region in climate change metrics with only 24% of investors analysing them compared to 56% of New Zealand Investors and the global average of 42%. MSCI president ...

ETF liquidity disappears: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... spread to $100K for fixed income - Australian dollar ETFs was 571% and 728%, respectively, and the increase in those same metrics for fixed income - global ETFs was 479% and 569%," Morningstar said. "Suffice to say the trading environment through this ...

Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... Superannuation funds need to set clear, transparent emissions reduction targets for their investment portfolios that are based on metrics that can be compared across the industry, according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... have urged APRA to consider the complexities behind assessing lifecycle funds, so the heatmap analysis should reflect metrics that are fair, accurate, diversification of investment strategies and innovation. This fell on deaf ears as Rowell clarified ...

ASIC explores value for money in default group insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... in default insurance in superannuation. Report 675 Default insurance in superannuation: Member value for money explores metrics that ASIC said can help super trustees analyse the value for money of default insurance and deliver better outcomes for members. ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... as the primary mechanism for directors to create accountability, the issue is that remuneration is tied to quantifiable metrics or key performance indicators and culture is more difficult to measure. "Pay is overrated in terms of capacity to do good," ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... everybody buys into them." In its latest attempt to improve ESG data quality, BlackRock has added 1200 sustainability metrics to Aladdin and established data partnerships with Sustainalytics, Refinitiv and Rhodium. Aladdin Climate also launched recently ...