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Climate skills development needed: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... important were customer and client engagement on climate issues and understanding investment opportunities and scenario analysis. Despite having agreed these skills were important, the online survey found 63% believe they need to upskill on all of them. ...

ASIC extends binary options ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... to submissions on CP 362 Extension of the binary options product intervention order. The report summarises ASIC's analysis of the impact of the order, using data from five licensed binary option issuers. The report highlights issues raised in submissions ...

Franklin Templeton expands fixed income team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
George Lim and Angela Guan have joined the Franklin Templeton team, adding depth to the firm's analysis of fixed income markets. As a credit analyst, Lim will be responsible for researching corporate credit issuers across Australia and Asia Pacific. ...

BlackRock appoints to new research role

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... investment platforms. She will also work closely with business and investment partners in APAC to strengthen research and analysis that focuses on the link between sustainability and financial materiality. Wu was most recently head of Asia ex-Japan ESG ...

NGS Super bolsters investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... accurate baseline measurement of the carbon intensity of its investment portfolio. The fund is also completing a scenario analysis of both listed and unlisted assets to create a robust carbon reduction glide path. This is intended to enable the fund ...

Martin Currie introduces Aussie equities strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, has launched an Active Insights strategy that focuses on fundamental analysis. The Active Insights strategy employs a unique process to capture outperformance through fundamental insights, without ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
New analysis by VanEck questions why so many investors continue to invest in active funds, saying underperformance by active managers is not a recent phenomenon. According to the SPIVA scorecard produced by the S&P Dow Jones Indices, over the last 15 ...

Aussies pay the price for early release of super: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... near emptying of almost one million member accounts, largely held by women, single parents and the unemployed. A new analysis by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia illustrates the impact of the ERS scheme on super funds and the members ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... infrastructure like solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles, require large amounts of minerals and metals. "In our analysis, decarbonisation will be impossible without the growth in production of a much wider range of commodities, including ...

ASIC working to improve breach reporting regime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... reporting meets the policy objectives of the regime, as well as improve the efficiency of ASIC's data collection and analysis," the regulator said. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said the regulator is seeking "common-sense solutions". "ASIC will consider ...