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NZ Super Fund commits $140m to sustainable real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... Wall co-founder and managing partner Brendan Wallace added: "Real estate is the keystone industry in decarbonising the economy and I hope NZ Super Fund's $100 million commitment encourages other real estate investors and operators to step up and begin ...

Australia-first private equity ETF to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... and industry expertise to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis better. Private equity plays an important role in the economy too; it can help small enterprises grow, and, in turn, generate potentially strong returns for investors," Neiron said. "GPEQ ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... bond markets. But as the RBA explained: "The decision to discontinue the yield target reflects the improvement in the economy and the earlier-than-expected progress towards the inflation target." However, in the same breath, the Australian central bank ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... of an industry-wide standard for net zero portfolios or metrics that link net zero plans to the decarbonisation of the economy. This creates greater potential for net zero washing, Morningstar said. "Asset managers are embarking on an uncharted journey ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... believes without climate science skills, financial services organisations are at a great risk of negatively impacting the economy. An example is inappropriately valuing green projects. "These capabilities are not at the level they need to be, and this ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... Eurozone, Japan and the UK were still preceded by a negative sign. But this success comes at a price. The re-opening of the economy has unleashed pent-up demand for goods and services. But given the current problems with supply constraints, this has ...

Tasmania remains best performing state: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... second ranked on relative population growth and has the fastest annual growth for three of the indicators. "Identifying the economy to challenge Tasmania for top position is not easy. Much will depend on vaccination rates, and reopening of state and ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... of the US Federal Reserve's April 27-28 FOMC meeting revealed that: "A number of participants suggested that if the economy continued to make rapid progress toward the committee's goals, it might be appropriate at some point in upcoming meetings ...

Boutique hires portfolio manager from Ausbil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... "Companies connected to pharmaceutical distribution, cloud software, online services and food are likely to do well as the economy reopens. We'll be continuing to focus on franchise companies with a durable competitive advantage, organic growth opportunities ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... projected GDP growth of 4.0% in 2021 and 3.3% in 2022, recovering from a drop of 2.5% in 2020. However, the OECD expects the economy to contract in the third quarter of 2021 as vaccination rates rise and lockdown restrictions start to ease. "The recovery ...