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NZ Super Fund appoints two GMs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
The NZ$55 billion New Zealand Super Fund has appointed two senior leads to its executive team, who will join the Guardians on July 5. Paula Steed was appointed general manager of finance and investment operations, responsible for the finance, tax, internal ...

Chief economist update: An extra mile for a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... to be struck. Instead, both the UK and the EU agreed to kick the can further and closer to New Year's Eve. As The Guardian newspaper headlines, "Johnson and EU vow to go 'extra mile' to thrash out Brexit deal". However, the paper's sub-heading ...

Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
The former QSuper chief and the current chair of Commonwealth Bank's staff superannuation fund has been appointed to the board of the $44 billion NZ Super Fund for a five-year term. Rosemary Vilgan will join the board of guardians for NZ Superannuation ...

Chief economist update: US-China tensions escalate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... Houston, we have a problem. The headlines say it all: "US-China tensions escalate after closure of Houston consulate" - The Guardian "China pledges to retaliate after U.S. orders closure of its consulate in Houston" - Washington Post "U.S. Orders China ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara dating back 15,000 years. The Guardian reported that BHP's plans were approved by the Western Australia government just three days after Rio Tinto blasted the ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... heritage sites in the central Pilbara under plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation, according to The Guardian. Many of Australia's largest superannuation funds are invested in the mining firm and its major competitor, Rio Tinto, which ...

Warren Buffett allegedly conned by German company

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... about three months later in May, Berkshire started to investigate the company after a tip off from a whistleblower, The Guardian reported. The German manufacturer fabricated at least 47 business deals by photo-shopping letterheads of companies to create ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... constitution, which was effectively imposed on Japan by the United States after World War II." And, according to The Guardian: "...stems in part from bitter memories of civil rights abuses during the days of militarism and the forced isolation of leprosy ...

US senators in alleged COVID-19 insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... close to $3.5 million throughout late January and early February, several of which were in companies that own hotels, The Guardian reports. Also defending the actions, Burr said he relied solely on public news reports to guide his decision on February ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... a factory in Stuttgart, with the final product emerging in Michigan." The fall-out is underscored by a report by The Guardian : "JCB, the British digger maker, has cut working hours and suspended overtime for 4,000 UK employees after the coronavirus ...