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Moody's adds to CreditView platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... deliver an integrated suite of ESG solutions to the market and address user feedback. Moody's said users have expressed that extra-financial information and analysis are becoming increasingly important for assessing an issuer's risk profile. CreditView ...

S&P launches sustainable versions of flagship indices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched sustainability screened versions of its core US equity indices. The new series includes the S&P 500 Sustainability Screened Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Sustainability Screened Index, and the S&P SmallCap 600 ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Guy Debelle address at the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) September 22 virtual conference sparked a second wave - a second wave of negative interest rate speculation, that is. It was last on the ...

Contango approves new WCM strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
The board of listed investment company Contango Income Generator (ASX: CIE) has voted in favour of adopting a new strategy which will see the portfolio managed by an $85 billion California-based global and emerging markets equities manager. The board ...

ASIC puts SMSF auditors on notice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... independence to ASIC periodically and have an ASIC approved independent quality reviewer review three of his SMSF audits. The extra conditions applied to Wong include providing evidence of compliance with continuing professional development requirements ...

Westpac scraps SG direct debits

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... method. One employer expressed frustration via LinkedIn about her super fund making it harder to run a business, noting the extra steps in the process that have to be done manually. A Westpac spokesperson said employers were given a minimum 30 days' ...

ME Bank profits rise in FY20

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... came about because the bank was concerned that customers could get themselves into financial difficulty by accessing those extra redraw facilities on their loans. When ME Bank reversed the decision on the redraw balances, Crane said only about 23% of ...

Advice too expensive, hard to access: FPA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
New research has revealed COVID-19 has altered Australian spending behaviour, with more households in a fragile financial position than ever before and facing reduced access to financial advice. The research from CoreData, presented at the Financial ...

Super fund gets ahead of CIPR obscurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... 0.5% next year will improve the budget bottom line via lower Age Pension payments in the future and increased revenues on extra assets accrued through compound returns, the report reads. For this year, Rice Warner estimated that the SG will save the ...

ERS applications flat line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... predictions for another spike towards the end of the year after the scheme was extended until December, as people look to get some extra cash for Christmas. Rainmaker's executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said the numbers suggest ...