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Trump versus Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... effective response...all options are on the table." North Korea's response, delivered by deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Kim In Ryong, at the UN headquarter in New York (yes, in the US of A), was "If the United States dares opt for a military ...

Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is calling on Australian superannuation funds and fund managers to sign a statement in support of a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. The statement will form part of PRI's submission ...

India looking good in Trump's world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... relative insulation from the trade policies of the Trump administration. Where the economies of China and other Asian nations are driven by exports, India's is primarily fuelled by domestic consumption - equal to 60% of its total GDP. The economic mix ...

QSuper commits to ESG, creates new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... Sarasin & Partners. She also completed consultancy work with Willis Towers Watson and a research fellowship with the United Nations, contributing to a UN Environment Program report on fiduciary responsibility. A spokesperson for QSuper told Financial ...

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... dreams. We will follow two simple rules: buy American and hire American. We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world - but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We ...

Legg Mason subsidiary becomes PRI signatory

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A wholly-owned Legg Mason subsidiary became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Brandywine Global Investment Management's commitment to the PRI was described by David Hoffman, Brandywine's global fixed income ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... leading to the final rupture in 2019 still has to be seen and then sometime after we can worry about the risk of other EU nations following suit... depending on how the UK progresses as it goes it alone.

Global investors missed turning point

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... "peak child" theme. The fund manager says there are several impacts for investors to consider, including that developing nations will make up more than 45% of all global consumption in the coming years. It adds that rising middle incomes and access to ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... discrimination on the basis of gender identity. "In 2015, the Federal Government made a voluntary commitment to the United Nations to remove exemptions for Australian state and territory laws from Australia's national anti-discrimination laws," Santow ...