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Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... Saudi Arabia and Russia's announcement of no immediate increase in oil production following the OPEC and non-OPEC nations meeting in Algiers on September 23. And then the fall, proving once more that the cure for rising oil prices is... rising oil ...

The lucky country for fintechs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... for Financial Inclusion has reviewed the varying approaches of some of the world's developing, emerging and developed nations to cultivating fintech offerings. On regulatory attitudes, the report highlights the proactive approach of ASIC in establishing ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
As more superannuation funds and investment managers divest tobacco from portfolios and encourage others to follow suit, a Financial Standard poll shows the initiative has a mixed effect on investors. The survey, which asked what best described the ...

Revised penalties come down hard on white collar crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... annual turnover - whichever is greatest. Frydenberg said the revised penalties brought Australia into line with other nations. "These significantly strengthened sanctions overhaul Australia's penalties for white collar crime, include increases to penalties ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... we're seeing now, also raises the value of the US dollar, putting pressure on emerging markets particularly those nations with large offshore debts denominated in US dollars. Worse, rising emerging market inflation brought on by their depreciating ...

AMP Capital divests $440m from tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... investments. This is the largest divestment tobacco securities by a fund manager in Australia, the manager said. At the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York last night, AMP Capital also signed on to the newly-launched Tobacco-Free Finance ...

MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... consider the adoption of tobacco-free finance policies across lending, insurance and investment, in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Organization Framework. It has more than 120 founding signatories including ...

OPEC is not to blame

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... pleased with US President Trump when they announced no immediate increase in oil production following the OPEC and non-OPEC nations meeting in Algiers on September 23. The decision sent oil prices soaring - Brent oil surged by 3.2% to a four-year high ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, will serve as a co-convenor of the Commission. Launched today at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research in New York, the Commission will meet several times between September 2018 and July ...

Asset manager gives ESG data to BNY subsidiary

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... sources. Arabesque said its tool was the first of its kind to rate companies on the normative principles of the United Nations Global Compact, which it said was helpful for approximating reputational risks, while also providing an industry specific assessment ...