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Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... doubled on last year. Since March 2021, the figure has risen from 49 to 95 showing significant improvement. The report states that two-thirds of the ASX200 has set at least one emissions reduction target. "Companies without emissions reduction targets ...

Tax exemptions overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy: OECD

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... capital gains tax has led to a monumental increase in house prices that have unfairly affected the less wealthy. The report states that between 1981 and 2016, homeownership among Australians aged between 25 and 34 dropped by 40% among the bottom 20% ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... higher at $20,230. An unexpected sign of strength and decoupling from the equity market," he said. Commentary from Sycamore states that technically Bitcoin does remain in a downtrend, but signs of resilience are there. "The rally from the $17,592 low ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... and Nick Molnar set a joint record, taking home $264.2 million of realised pay - more than $100 million each. The report states that even without the duo's record, the FY21 sample would have still set a new high in the eight years of its reporting. ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... financial advice be implemented and targeted towards consumers from lower socio-economic groups and females," the research states. "Policy initiatives or government-funded incentives to improve the access to financial advice for this group would be futile ...

Ministers told to divest shareholdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... outside of a public superannuation fund, listed managed funds and some trust arrangements. The code of conduct for ministers states that ministers must divest themselves of "investments and other interests in any public or private company or business" ...

Companies' ESG efforts improve

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
ESG focus across global companies is up by almost 8% in response to regulatory and investor pressure, report states. Fidelity's 2022 survey of analysts on sustainability issues capture's the view of 161 investment analysts from across the globe. ...

ASIC urges market to improve outage resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... and the ASX said it intended to consult in three stages on the issues raised including incident communication, session states, order and trade positions, intraday checkpoints, cut-off times, and business continuity planning and IT disaster recovery. ...

Wealth industry on the cusp of evolution: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... investible assets," it said. Leaving behind a bullish market the investment outlook is more "uncertain and muted." The report states: "There is a considerable risk of sustained inflation and much tighter liquidity disrupting economic growth. Moreover ...

Performance test comms criticised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... had failed the test. The Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) also had an image of a tick of approval," ASIC's review states. In another instance, ASIC said: "A trustee whose product failed the performance test answered an FAQ about why its product ...