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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 ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... pre-pandemic levels based on consensus analyst forecasts," Campbell said. "That means that when looking at conventional valuation metrics such as price to earnings ratios, market indices such as the S&P500 in the US look very expensive versus history ...

Sequoia reveals strategic plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... the Hayne Report over the last 12 months," Larsen said. Further to this, Sequoia provided an update on its FY2021 budget metrics where it is aiming to increase net profit after tax from $1.9 million in 2020 to $2.85 million. In the longer term, the group ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Charlie Morris in 2014. It is also home to terminal business ByteTree, which collects, collates and indexes more than 80 metrics for multiple blockchain networks. ByteTree AM plans to launch its first fund later this year to professional investors, investing ...

Invesco advances active non-transparent ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... transparency condition, the SEC document shows. Invesco's proposed active non-transparent ETF model will publish key data metrics each trading day that shows the ETF's portfolio value without fully disclosing the holdings. It also aims to deliver ...

SASB appoints Australian advisor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... as well as international institutions such as Dai-ichi Life and Temasek. Australian companies currently disclosing SASB metrics include Westpac, BHP and Transurban. SASB Investor Advisory Group member and Future Fund head of investment stewardship and ...

Insurers must shape up on mental health: TAL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... said. While high cholesterol is a known risk for heart attack, for example, medical professionals do not have similar metrics to predict mental health conditions. This could have consequences for the life insurance industry. For example, financial hardship ...

APRA, ASIC release life insurance stats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... has been updated with the latest data. The tool compares insurers across cover types and distribution channels on four metrics - the percentage of claims accepted, the length of time taken to pay claims, the number of disputes and the policy cancellation ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... a 40,000 drop in employment in August and the unemployment rate rising to 7.7%. Wait, there's more. Using the same metrics used in the US and Canada, the ABS estimates Australia's unemployment rate falling to 7.3% in August from 7.8% in the previous ...

Super fund overhauls performance on red rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... products were criticised for their unsatisfactory investment performance and relatively high fees based on APRA's heatmap metrics. Maritime Super, LUCRF Super, and several BT Funds Management products such as Asgard's Employee MySuper, BT Super ...