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Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
It's quite a delicate balance - akin to the "will it, won't it" speculations on Fed policy decisions BC (before COVID) - but it appears that the dying days of 2020 swing between optimism and pessimism depending on which side of the bed financial ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
"Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily..." - Brenda Lee It's not even December yet but Wall Street's already "Rockin' ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Asset management heavyweights are urging the nation's top 100 companies to take modern-day slavery and labour exploitation seriously by lifting the hood on their supply chains. The Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, a newly-formed ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Aware Super is voicing its support for the state government's initiative to modernise the electricity system for New South Wales. The NSW government's newly-unveiled Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap aims to transition the state's electricity supply ...

AMP Capital ESG lead jumps to Platypus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... performance," Adamson said. "Kristen is passionate about engagement and driving change and has led ambitious engagement agendas on modern slavery, climate change, gender diversity, sugar and obesity and animal rights and we look forward to her contribution ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
Climate change is set to have a greater impact on the economy than the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new report from Deloitte Access Economics. The report, A new choice: Australia's climate for growth, found if climate change goes unchecked, Australia's ...

ING announces head of wealth, chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... trusted brand and for doing things differently will remain front and centre," she said. "We're proud of what makes us a modern bank. We exist for our customers - so they can focus on the things that matter to them."

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... should have been doing - looking at breaking up AMP and collecting the bits," he said. "In my view, AMP has no role in the modern world where high-fee, low-performance products have been thoroughly disrupted." Sodhi said the selling of AMP should be ...

Boutique builds out executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... Crestone Wealth Management and PwC to establish an advisory, innovation and investment business "purposefully built for the modern change-age". James Wright and Neville Azzopardi are two founding partners. Wright was most recently JBWere's chief ...

Nambawan Super board member resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
A member of Papua New Guinea's Nambawan Super board as stepped down to avoid potential conflicts of interest after accepting a new role at a bank. Lesieli Taviri joined the super fund as a trustee director in 2014. She is the former chief executive ...