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AustralianSuper net-zero promise flawed: MarketForces

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... companies. Eight of the largest 40 super funds now exclude investment in thermal coal miners like Whitehaven Coal and New Hope Group, according to the group. These are Aware Super, HESTA, UniSuper, Suncorp, NGS Super, Vision Super, Local Government Super ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
The Australian dollar is back! Back above the US$0.73 level that is. The Australian currency rose to around this level back in late-August/early-September after the US Federal Reserve announced a shift into a lower for longer strategy - suggesting that ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... workers, leaving Biden with no other choice but to freeze social and business activity to contain the outbreak. That, or hope and wish and pray that vaccinations become operative in time for Christmas.

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... forecasts and therefore, the appropriateness of policy responses. "Gradually as we get more news on the vaccine situation I hope that not only will it give it encouragement and hope, it will also start to begin to reduce the level of uncertainty over ...

Masters of Business and Empathy aims to improve on MBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
A new course has launched, called the Masters of Business and Empathy, which aims to improve on the traditional Master of Business Administration (MBA). Small Giants Academy has launched the course, which they say is the first in the world. "We saw ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... reports, insult enemies and energise his base - all unvarnished by a journalist's interpretation," it wrote. There's now hope. President-elect Biden's victory speech offers a reboot for America - a cleansing of the division, misinformation ...

Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... financial risk that climate change poses to the economy and society, and the role that superfunds have in managing it. I hope it will go some way to catalysing the Australian super fund industry, which, with almost three trillion dollars under management ...

Institutional mandates spring back to life

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Superannuation funds are starting to appoint external mandates again after a COVID-19-induced lull, says Pinnacle's managing director Ian Macoun. Pinnacle Investment Management raked in $1.7 billion of net inflows from institutional clients in the three ...

Wages will not rise from SG cut: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Industry Super Australia has hit out at arguments that wages will increase if the planned superannuation guarantee rise is delayed. ISA said the evidence that ditching the SG rise will not help wages can be seen from the last time it was cut in 2014. ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
AMP has confirmed Ares Management has made an offer to takeover 100% of AMP shares. AMP announced to the ASX that it has received an indicative, non-binding, conditional proposal from US-based Ares Management. The offer is to acquire 100% of the shares ...