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War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... involve providing military equipment, medical supplies and financial assistance. Australia has already sanctioned 488 Russian nationals and 33 entities and institutions. The government's outlook for the international economy, included in budget papers ...

Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... actors in the world will benefit. This needs to be addressed. The removal of Russia from SWIFT and the sanctioning of the Russian Central Bank has given this issue fresh urgency," Bragg said. "While this has been going on, cryptocurrency transactions ...

Nanuk AM lists active ETMF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... independence and security demand a more rapid transition away from fossil fuels." The fund currently has no direct exposure to Russian or Eastern European equities and only minor exposures to companies with operations in, or revenue exposure to, Russia ...

ETF Securities, 21Shares introduce market monitor

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... is expected to float at 0.25%, a decision is scheduled to be made on March 16. "It's been a hard week on markets as the Russian invasion of Ukraine prepares for its third week," ETF Securities head of distribution Kanish Chugh said. "Another related ...

Can Russia use crypto to get around sanctions?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... is willing to use crypto to pay for the goods, then the SWIFT closure will not be as pertinent," Sojli said. "Then the Russian counterparty keeps the crypto until they can convert it to what currency they need or to pay for other transactions using crypto." ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
Vanguard has suspended the purchasing of Russian securities from all its actively managed funds and is also working to divest passive holdings. In a statement, Vanguard said its total exposure to Russia only accounts for about 0.01% of client assets ...

Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Australian superannuation funds are dropping Russian assets in response to its invasion of Ukraine amid escalating global sanctions against Russia. Yesterday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Jane Hume released a joint statement requesting that ...

Accenture pulls out of Russia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... and will match 100% of donations made by employees. Accenture's decision follows Grant Thornton cutting ties with its Russian affiliate this week, with FBK leaving the member network with immediate effect. Russia has also been removed from the list of ...

MSCI, FTSE Russell drop Russia from indexes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Both MSCI and FTSE Russell have moved to drop Russian equities from their indexes and reclassify the country, citing accessibility requirements. The index providers announced their decisions yesterday, to take effect next week. MSCI said the MSCI Russia ...

NZ Super Fund excludes Russian debt, state-owned holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The NZ Super Fund and three other New Zealand institutional investors have excluded Russian sovereign debt and investments in majority state-owned enterprises and will look to divest any current holdings as soon as possible. NZ Super Fund, the Accident ...