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COVID-19 to remain dominant in 2021

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... that will impact portfolios in its annual Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions. "In the immediate aftermath of an acute crisis, it can be difficult to look beyond the current news flow and think about the long term," JPMAM said. "But with the global ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... of which declare emissions or have targets to reduce them. "As we look to rebuild economies in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, institutional investors have an opportunity to use their influence as responsible stewards of capital to ensure that corporate ...

Emotions lead to losses: Oxford Risk

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... loaded to the beginning of the client relationship to keep up with rapidly changing client circumstances at scale during a crisis." He explained the understanding of a client's financial personality is generally based on risk profiling and very few wealth ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... Assets chief investment officer Mark Versey said. "Making accurate forecasts about the consequences of a sudden, unexpected crisis is, of course, far easier said than done. Conversations about the demise of the high street began to blur into discussions ...

Macquarie profits slide 32%

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... than same period last year. "Recent months have been overshadowed by the profound human impact of COVID-19 global health crisis and its economic consequences," Macquarie chief executive Shemara Wikramanyake said. "Those impacts are reflected in our results ...

RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... Treasury is already forecasting more frequently than ever as it has incorporated the use of real-time data during the COVID-19 crisis. "Treasury is actively considering how our processes can be adjusted to make more up-to-date assessments of the appropriate ...

Spaceship delivers for millennials

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... the report, Rainmaker's MySuper index returned its first negative financial year return since the Global Financial Crisis of -0.90% at the end of FY20. The index registered 5.1% p.a. (three years), 5.5% p.a. (five years) and 7.5% p.a. (10 years). ...

Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... the reassurance that we need to know that our retirement savings will be invested responsibly in the face of the climate crisis," McVeigh said. "This case is a ground-breaking recognition of the material financial risk that climate change poses to the ...

The Big Issue launches investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... 1.8% per year," the website shows. The Big Issue Group chair Nigel Kershaw said the world has changed with the Covid-19 crisis and there is an absolute need to change the financial system to help build a better world. "A new financial system that is ...

Pandemic batters life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... said the life insurance industry now faces additional significant challenges in responding to the impacts of the health crisis, while addressing serious and ongoing profitability issues. "Progress towards a more sustainable position requires action on ...