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APRA hands down self-assessment report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
The prudential regulator said it achieved a lot during a turbulent year to help minimise the impact of the pandemic, but acknowledged there is still room for improvement. A number of stakeholders have also commended APRA's response to the coronavirus ...

ASIC takes action on Union Standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... International Group and its affiliates. The corporate regulator has taken action against the Sydney-based retail over-the-counter derivatives issuer and its former corporate authorised representatives, Maxi EFX Global (EuropeFX) and BrightAU Capital ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
The European Central Bank (ECB) didn't disappoint financial markets expecting more goodies in their Christmas stockings. While it kept the price of credit unchanged - repo rate at 0%, marginal lending rate at 0.25% and deposit facility rate at -0.5% ...

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Cbus has completed the acquisition of a renewable energy asset with the help of a consortium. The partnership with Capital Dynamics and other investors acquired a direct undisclosed interest in two solar photovoltaic (the process of converting light ...

Aussies lost money due to lack of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Despite Australia living up to its reputation as a lucky country during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians' investments took a bigger hit than their international counterparts - likely due to a lack of financial advice. New research from PIMCO surveyed ...

Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has taken the inauspicious title of being the industry with the largest gender pay gap. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), COVID-19 has had a disproportionate event effect on women, causing a "pink recession". ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... the cases of infections -- China comes to mind and more recently, and closer to home, Victoria - and prescribe the same counter-measures. China and Victoria effectively contained the outbreak - first and second - through draconian social restrictions ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Close to half of all Dutch pension funds are failing to align their portfolios with their sustainable investment policies, according to the latest annual benchmarking report from the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development. The Association ...

Citi expands fixed income offering for wholesale

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... bonds on offer will have BB- to BB+ rating and researched by Citi's global team. Hybrids offered by Citi are over-the-counter hybrids available via the global market. The launch comes on the back of record-fixed income transactions in September at Citi. ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... 2012. A returned Trump would embolden Donald to double down on his trade war with China that, in turn, would be met by counter-measures from the Politburo, continuing the decline in global trade that we've witnessed over the past four years of the ...