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ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... from University of Waterloo, investigated the claim that ESG scores indicated share price resilience during the COVID-19 crisis. Among firms that have made the claim are Morningstar, BlackRock and MSCI. The researchers found, once the firm's industry ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... credit ratings is not particularly important; what's important is that we use the public balance sheet in a time of crisis to create jobs for people," he said. "From my perspective, creating jobs for people is much more important than preserving ...

Suncorp wealth business down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... will result in long-lasting economic disruption and fundamentally change the way we live." "Suncorp entered the COVID-19 crisis in a solid position and responded quickly to keep our people safe and our customers in need protected through access to financial ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies are in a far better position than they were during the Global Financial Crisis, LaSalle Investment Management said, with many real estate investment trusts (REITs) currently trading at a discount to NAV. ...

Alternative assets are the new bonds: JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... APAC region. They said real estate is an asset class in transition, but one that will emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. "We think of real estate in four categories in general; office, industrial, multi-family and retail," they said. "The retail ...

Financial services workers content with pandemic changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... schedules at 48%. More than 75% of workers think it's very important their employers listen to their feedback during a crisis but only half of workers in say their employer has listened and acted on feedback more during the pandemic. "With situations ...

Kogan Super reports growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... us to help Australians in their time of need," Kogan founder and chief executive Ruslan Kogan said. "In the midst of the crisis, our teams mobilised all our resources to ensure our supply chains remained open, our logistics operations continued functions ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... end of 2017 until October 2018 - after which Wall Street posted its worst yearly performance since the Global Financial Crisis. And while the CAPE ratio is not 'the be all and end all', it does show how earnings and price have moved together ...

40% of ERS applicants not eligible: illion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... released by illion found that 38% Early Release of Super (ERS) applicants saw no drop in their income during the COVID-19 crisis, as withdrawals surpass $31 billion. The research found that the scheme has continues to drive a huge spending boom and that ...

Wealthy Aussies panic buy life insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... "However, the lack of trust in insurance providers continues to have a significant effect on the provider selection. The crisis has been a double-edged sword - COVID-19 is driving demand but has also had a negative impact on the insurance providers' ...