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Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
"Curb your enthusiasm" was the overriding message from the world's top three central bankers at the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking 2020, held online on November 11-12. The head honchos of the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the ...

Deutsche Bank expands Australian operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Deutsche Bank has launched a cash management business in Australia, adding 14 new staff including a head of cash product. In what the bank is describing as "a terrific boost for local employees", the new Australian business marks the 14 th in Asia Pacific ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
AustralianSuper is pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its investment portfolios and ramping up its commitment to renewables. Following a board meeting in October, the super fund decided it was in members' best interest that it positions ...

Gwen Fletcher Award winner named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the winner of its prestigious biannual Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Jacob McCudden from Back to Back Financial Planners, an advice business based in the regional town of Young in New ...

Crennan nabs new gig

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Former ASIC deputy chair Daniel Crennan has a new role with an advisory firm and boutique investment bank, which was named in an ASIC report in 2019. Crennan resigned from the corporate regulator just two weeks ago, following revelations that he was ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Fund managers with a focus on ESG must be wary of supply chains, especially where meat and dairy industry are involved, according to new data. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index found that the world's largest meat, fish and dairy producers are ...

SASB appoints Australian advisor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
The global body responsible for setting sustainability disclosure standards has appointed its first senior advisor for Australia following increased interest from local institutional investors. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
"Said the night wind to the little lamb, Do you see what I see?" The letter V is going viral in Australia (pardon the pun). It was most recently seen in the NAB Business Survey for October, underscored by the sharp rebound in business confidence and ...

Channel Capital in management buyout

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
The Sydney multi-boutique is bidding farewell to its minority equity partner Highbury Partnership, as it enlists a new passive investor to bring ownership back to the management. Highbury invested about $15 million in Channel Capital in 2017 when the ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Aware Super is voicing its support for the state government's initiative to modernise the electricity system for New South Wales. The NSW government's newly-unveiled Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap aims to transition the state's electricity supply ...