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Fidelity launches new rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
The US$412 billion fund manager Fidelity today launched a new proprietary system for rating companies, leveraging the firm's extensive research capabilities. Fidelity's proprietary sustainability ratings have been fully integrated into Fidelity's investment ...

Female fintechs make better investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... double the internal rate of return, compared to fintechs started by men. However, the results should be taken with a grain of salt as they are slightly skewed by the inclusion of Starling Bank which raised £233 million and was founded by a woman. That ...

Australians lose record amount to scams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... scams in 2018. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the figure should be taken with a grain of salt as many people who fall victim to scams choose not to report. Losses to investment scams increased last year by more than ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... October's projections." Yeah, A-OK! What's a few points missed between friends, right? Then again, any forecaster worth his salt would know that "guesses" become more accurate the closer you get to the period being predicted. However, we don't ...

Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... "won't meet the needs of people we think about today." The comments come as Mercer, in conjunction with demographer Bernard Salt, launched a report titled Keating's super meets the digital natives: The next generation of super. The report is based on ...

Advice is the business to be in: Salt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
Demographics Group managing director Bernard Salt told delegates at the 2018 AFA National Adviser Conference that financial advice is the business to be in after Australia's sustained period of economic growth. Salt took the conference audience through ...

Chief economist update: Japan's core strengthens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... However, as the chart below shows, data on core machinery orders are volatile and monthly stats should be taken with a pinch of salt. The good news is that, abstracting from the monthly volatility, the annual rate of change in core machinery orders had ...

AMP appoints group general counsel

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
Following the departure of Brian Salter in April, AMP has promoted internally to appoint its new group general counsel. The role is now filled by David Cullen. He has worked at AMP since 2004, most recently as group company secretary and general counsel ...

Brenner leaves AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Catherine Brenner has resigned as chair of AMP and stepped down from the board. A senior executive is also departing and the firm has cleared itself of any wrongdoing over the preparation of a Clayton Utz report. In the wake of the Royal Commission's ...

Meller to leave AMP immediately

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
Craig Meller has stepped down as chief executive of AMP effective immediately. AMP has announced Meller will leave the role in the wake of financial advice failings and misconduct brought to light by the Royal Commission. AMP non-executive director ...