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More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... 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 emissions reductions this decade as part of an orderly transition to net zero emissions ...

APRA extends IDII overhaul deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... the policy contract term measures that were first flagged in 2019. Insurers however, must "intensify their efforts" and be ready by 1 October 2022. IDII typically replaces incomes of policyholders when they are unable to work due to illness or injury. ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... remains uncertain and depends on the "evolution of the pandemic" while at the same time providing assurance that, it stands ready to increase the pace of bond purchases "should market functioning worsen materially" and that it won't "tighten monetary ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The music has stopped, should we cease dancing? Two consecutive days of losses on Wall Street is a very long time in financial markets so much so that "pundits struggle to explain stocks stumble", according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR). ...

Chief economist update: Europa rides the bull once again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... purchase programme (PEPP) with a total envelope of â,¬1.850 trillion until at least the end of March 2022" and "stands ready to adjust all of its instruments, as appropriate, to ensure that inflation moves towards its aim in a sustained manner, in ...

Mercer calls for delay to super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... every new employee. Knox said the 1 July 2021 start date is "impractical" for employers, many of whom will simply not be ready, particularly when it comes to payroll systems. As it stands, the mechanism through which payroll officers will need to register ...

Link Group announces new partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... Retirement Essentials is designed to allow Link to advise super clients on ways to make sure their members are retirement ready. The partnership provides access to affordable personal financial advice so that super fund members can seek advice specifically ...

Chief economist update: ECB gives PEPP talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... significantly higher pace than during the first months of this year". The ECB's final words: "The Governing Council stands ready to adjust all of its instruments, as appropriate, to ensure that inflation moves towards its aim in a sustained manner ...

PIMCO eyes ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
The fixed income giant is getting ready to list its fixed income funds as active ETFs in Australia. PIMCO, which managed over $52 billion in Australian assets at September end, has so far stayed away from ETFs. It did list nine of its strategies in ...

Woodford flags comeback

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... commence regulated activity in the UK. "In taking any decision on whether to authorise a firm, we consider whether it is ready, willing and organised to comply, on a continuing basis, with our requirements and standards. That includes, for example, the ...