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Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... approach to their investments. The Socially Responsible Investment Balanced option (SRI) now excludes a broader range of industries. From February 15, the option excludes companies that own reserves, explore, mine, extract, produce, refine or generate ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... 79.6% surge from the four-year low it plumbed in March 2020. Because of the red metal's copious and pervasive use in industries - from car manufacturing to electrical goods to construction to solar panels, etc. - makes it a good contemporaneous (if not ...

Financial services sees improved mental health

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... services industry overall saw an increase in mental health, according to SuperFriend. The financial and insurance services industries climbed from sixth place in 2019 to second overall in the thriving workplace score in 2020. The research highlights ...

No tech bubble: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... sector-specific drivers for growth. The pandemic has made the case for accelerating the shift to digital across a broad range of industries. One factor to consider: Rising production costs amid the rewiring of global." This is part of what BlackRock ...

Iron Man launches VC funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... environmental solutions. The funds have already invested in a handful of companies: Arcadia Earth, Cloud Paper, RWDC Industries and Ynsect. The latest venture, announced on January 27, invests in Aspiration, a neobank which claims to offer 100% clean ...

Hostplus called out on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... asset management campaigner Will van de Pol said. "As the default super fund for the hospitality, tourism and sports industries, Hostplus' members want to see their fund investing in a clean, renewable future that protects the places and activities ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... acceleration in economic growth came mostly from mining, while manufacturing grew at a steady pace, with 35 out of 41 major industries contributing positively. This is punctuated by the higher than expected increase 7.3% year-on-year increase in industrial ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... the financial services sector does have a problem with these cultures persisting. "Women who are breaking into these industries, particularly young women, are going to be under a lot of pressure to not rock the boat and to fit in with that culture," ...

MTAA Super awards scholarships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... fund has awarded 15 scholarships to members and non-members to put towards further education in automotive and related industries. MTAA Super said the scholarships are worth up to $5000, with the total standing at $50,000 across 15 winners. They were ...

Future Super cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... and realised the power that their superannuation has today. Rather than let their retirement savings prop up failing industries, more and more Australians are taking matters into their own hands and investing their superannuation to build a future they ...