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China records historic trade surplus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... upward trend. Chinese exports exceeded market expectations again in July, supported by shipments to ASEAN and the European Union. According to Barclays, this result demonstrates that the disruptions from China's recent Covid restrictions are relatively ...

Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... need to appreciate, however, that they are joining a third-party loyalty programme, albeit one regulated through European Union General Protection of Data (GDPR) laws."

VanEck carbon credits ETF set to hit ASX

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... Carbon Credits ETF will track the ICE Global Carbon Future Index which sources carbon credit future prices from the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, the Western Climate Initiative (California Cap and Trade Program), the Regional Greenhouse Gas ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... brought into alignment with other globally accepted structures, such as UCITs (investment funds regulated by the European Union), and Australian funds can compete more effectively, internationally," he said.

ASIC review of ESG products underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... discussing the review, Armour cited efforts by international regulators to stamp out greenwashing. For instance, the European Union's taxonomy that seeks to define what can be considered sustainable or climate friendly, and the US Securities and Exchange ...

More super funds make climate commitments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... to reduce emissions have come into sharp focus with new 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 ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
The Eurozone is back - back in recession, that is, dragged down into a double-dip by the coronavirus -- its resurgence (third time unlucky), its variants and the slow pace of vaccinations. Preliminary estimates released by Eurostat show the single-currency ...

Chief economist update: NIRP embedded in BOE forecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... to protect public health, as well as the nature of, and transition to, the new trading arrangements between the European Union and the United Kingdom. It would also depend on the responses of households, businesses and financial markets to these developments". ...

Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... true..." - Neil Sedaka It's been three-and-a-half years since the UK decided and then filed for divorce from the European Union (EU) and 11 months into the transition period after Brexit became official on 31 January 2020. Little has changed during ...

CBA opens Amsterdam office, eyes European instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... Reuters reported that the bank is shifting its presence from London to Amsterdam as the UK's exit from the European Union draws near. CBA will employ around 50 people in Amsterdam but keep the London office open, Reuters reported. CBA executive institutional ...