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Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget has been labelled a "missed opportunity" or a "massive missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. The 2022 Federal Budget, handed down last night, delivered a cash splash for the defence forces ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
An unstable global geopolitical situation, most significantly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has prompted a $270 billion commitment to defence spending in the Federal Budget. The increased allocation to defence will bring Australia's defence spending ...

Australians plough record cash into managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... thirds of Australian equity fund purchases, $9.6 billion, took place in the second half of the year, as the vaccine programme encouraged hopes that the pandemic was coming to an end. Calastone said the late start of the Australian vaccination drive likely ...

Most paraplanners will not become financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... paraplanning, the report reads. "This suggests that employed paraplanners could be perfect candidates for the Professional Year Programme to cultivate new advisers for our industry." The majority (69%) of Australia's paraplanning sector is female ...

Pension scheme, UBS divest energy companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... influencing corporate behaviour and accelerating action in those sectors where it is most needed." "Our three-year engagement programme provided companies with time to understand our concerns and act on them. We have seen positive progress from most ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... only a few days before. Consider these: In October, the Bank of Canada announced the end of its quantitative easing programme. This was followed very, very soon after by the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to "discontinue the target of 10 ...

Metrics Credit Partners acquires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... Recently, Metrics Credit Partners became the first Australian non-bank asset manager to join the Climate Bonds Partnership Programme. Metrics joins the big four banks, the Green Buildings Council of Australia, and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

BNP Paribas scores new FX mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... service given it spanned multiple custodians and global locations. We continue to be encouraged by the results of the programme and are optimistic for its future in our operation."

Greater diversity needed outside ASX 200: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
Close to 100% of the companies in the ASX 200-500 are led by men, with the pipeline to leadership roles also dominated by men, according to new research. Talent Search Haus, an executive recruitment firm based in Sydney, analysed the leadership teams ...

Metrics Credit Partners joins climate partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
Metrics Credit Partners became the first Australian non-bank asset manager to join the Climate Bonds Partnership Programme. Metrics joins the big four banks, the Green Buildings Council of Australia and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the Climate ...