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Westpac admits to failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... assessments Westpac carried out during the period in question. "Westpac acknowledges that financial crime is a serious threat to society and is determined to continue to lift its standards and meet its anti-money laundering and other financial crime ...

Multi-boutique warns of fourth quarter reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... second surge in COVID-19 cases would leave them with no other alternative, Shah said. "While the psychological impact on society cannot be exaggerated, the economic impact would also be devastating, with lingering long-term effects," she said. "Household ...

Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Less than five months into the year and it has gone from devastation wrought by the bushfires, the lockdown forced on society by the coronavirus and, just in, a brewing trade war with China - its biggest trading partner. China has recently banned meat ...

AMP Capital ups jail stake

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... assets to four. The jail is designed to rehabilitate prisoners and provide training to assist with their reintegration into society, and can accomodate up to 960 prisoners. The firm manages 18 brownfield assets structured in a similar public-private-partnership ...

COVID-19 shines a light on ESG: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... "Or will we see an acceptance that our old definition of 'normal' is out of date, and that we should try to re-build our society and economy in a more sustainable way?" Turner said she hopes the crisis will shine a light on the importance of identifying ...

University of Sydney scores win at CFA competition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... university faculty adviser Angelo Aspris, industry mentor Michael Toh of Regal Funds Management and the local chapter of CFA Society. "This competition is a real proving ground. This year's students faced the added challenge of analyzing companies ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... large numbers and ones that were inconceivable just a few months ago. They speak to the immense challenge faced by our society to contain the virus." True, true. Then again, the earlier than predicted flattening of Australia's coronavirus infection ...

Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... important it is for companies to be prepared and resilient in the face of global disruption. These risks are not just risks to society, but also to the companies we invest in," Wilson said. "These risks are not just risks to society, but also to the ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... found that 7 million people prematurely die from air pollution each year, Glover said. "There are multiple challenges that society has to respond to and many of those are ESG-related," he said. "Not to diminish the loss of life and future loss of life ...

Chief economist update: A whole new world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... works from the point of view of cost reduction, greater efficiency and productivity and the ultimate aim of a capitalist society, profitability. But the spread of the coronavirus now dictates everyman to be a self-sufficient island. The less you are ...