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YFYS changed how funds invest: JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... investment officers' investment strategy adjustment in response to the new YFYS performance test. It was qualitative in nature to allow a broad conversation with chief investment officers, which let us shine a light on some of the challenges super funds ...

More super, less tinkering: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... context, there is overwhelming support for maintaining the legislated increase of the SG to 12% and for the compulsory nature of the system." Respondents included six focus groups of Australians aged 25-69 in electorates across the country, including ...

ASX24 outage sparks concern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... required to provide a full incident report to ASIC, with the regulator expressing concern. "ASIC views outages of this nature with significant concern. It has had a significant impact on the market, including market participants and investors," ASIC ...

First Sentier adds to RI, sustainability team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... and produced technical guidance on a range of topics including environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, nature-related risks, net zero climate alignment, the blue economy and sustainable infrastructure finance. Meanwhile, Antonini's newly ...

Partners Group adds to unlisted funds range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... for material interest rates increases, the fund should outperform more traditional fixed income due to the floating rate nature of the underlying portfolio," Bellis said. "We also believe that with an underlying portfolio comprising predominantly of ...

Can Russia use crypto to get around sanctions?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... pay for other transactions using crypto." Sojli added that there is not a simple solution to this issue, as due to the nature of crypto and crypto exchanges it would be very difficult to place any restrictions on Russians purchasing, trading, or using ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

NZ Super Fund excludes Russian debt, state-owned holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... considering the actions of their peers, expert advice and other relevant factors," their statement read. Given the serious nature of the issues, widespread condemnation, and the close association of the companies to the Russian state, exclusion is considered ...

Millions of trees needed to offset NFTs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
Despite being digital assets and intangible in nature, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), have a significant environmental impact. A new calculator launched by NFT Club revealed it would take almost four million trees to offset the carbon emissions of the ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... country's stock market is dominated by state-owned national champions such as Gazprom, Rosneft and Sberbank. "The politicised nature of the Russian market is exacerbated by the fact that much of Russia's political ideology is at odds with that ...