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US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... does not ineluctably follow from the fact that an investment promotes ESG factors, or that it arguably promotes positive general market trends or industry growth, that the investment is a prudent choice for retirement or other investors." Now, the DOL ...

IPOs halve off the back of COVID-19

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Initial public offerings (IPOs) on the ASX reduced dramatically as a result of the pandemic in the first half of this year with just 12 new listings compared to 23 in the same period last year, according to the latest HLB Mann Judd IPO Watch report. ...

No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... discussion on this at our meeting two weeks ago," Lowe said. "Central banks around the world have all moved in the same general direction, but they have configured their monetary support packages differently." He said that while the bank decided to stick ...

Morningstar creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
Morningstar has announced the appointment of Hortense Bioy as director of sustainability research for the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions, effective immediately. Morningstar said the newly created role reflects ...

Opportunities in EM debt rebound: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... opportunity in the emerging market sector. Buoyed by central bank and governmental policy responses around the world and a general perception that "bad news" was already priced in, investors drove asset prices higher during the quarter, Eaton Vance said. ...

Government expands SME Guarantee Scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) struggling as a result of the pandemic are set to get up to $40 billion of relief after the government announced it is expanding the SME Guarantee Scheme ahead of its economic update on Thursday. The initial ...

Aware Super unaware of members with disabilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
First State Super's planned rebrand to Aware Super last week ran into trouble when the fund failed to disseminate the information in formats accessible to all members. A First State Super member, who has a hearing impairment, wrote to the fund's ...

FSC appoints four to board

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... executive Damien Mu, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank head of wealth Paul Rohan, Challenger chief financial officer Andrew Tobin, BT general manager of platforms Kathy Vincent, and AMP Australia chief executive Alex Wade. FSC chair Lloyd welcomed the new directors ...

NAB Private Wealth bolsters executive team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... Private Wealth clients. In addition, Susie Grehl has joined as executive, transformation and strategy from her position as general manager of customer experience and engagement, business and private bank at NAB. She has over 15 years' experience in strategy ...

Saxo Markets adds options to platform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... options, which complements our international stock options offering," he said. "With the current market volatility and general mood of uncertainty with the economy and society, we have not only seen an increased level of client activity as well as trading ...