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S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... removed last year due to several controversies, made a re-entry. Twitter was ineligible for the index this year due to a low United Nations Global Compact Score. The non-binding UN score encourages businesses to adopt more sustainable and socially responsible ...

Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... some OPEC countries, e.g. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, lower May production is from record highs in April. Led by the United States and Canada, April supplies from countries outside of the deal were already 3 mb/d lower than at the start of the ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... active, such as in the area of fossil fuels, where we have conducted extensive research into how we can best support the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement with our investments," it said, adding that there was no change to the broader investment ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... year. For what Powell said in his speech at the Peterson Institute for International Economics are already what former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld would call "known knowns" and "known unknowns". "The scope and speed of this downturn ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... locally and abroad. "At Ares, a continued focus on capital preservation is paramount, and with local market presence in the United States and Europe, I believe Ares is well-positioned to capitalise on the convergence of the traditional and non-traditional ...

ANZ profits halve, dividend deferred

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... will also continue to lead the group's strategic use of data. Gray has previously worked for Woolworths and across the United States, Europe and Australia for Bain & Company. The appointment is effective May 1, reporting to group executive, digital ...

University of Sydney scores win at CFA competition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... the global champions, four other regional champions were announced for the challenge, including Seton Hall University (United States), Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil), BI Norwegian Business School (Norway) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland). ...

Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... but, it is what it is. The coronavirus pandemic struck just when the dark clouds of Brexit uncertainty lifted over the United Kingdom. For the best part of three years, Brexit was on every Brits mind - dampening business investment and overall economic ...

Calls for super funds, government to collaborate on energy security

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... minister Angus Taylor said the government will buy $94 million of crude oil, after oil prices tumbled on Monday and the United States also topped up its reserve. It will be initially stored in the United States for 10 years. Australia is heavily reliant ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... that were caught wrong footed on the direction of WTI futures. In the US, investors poured over US $1 billion into the United States Oil ETF (USO), Bloomberg reported. Oil prices' crash has made OOO the worst-performing ETF for all listed on the ...