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ESG taxonomy key to achieving policy objectives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
ESG was something people were still googling five years ago. Now, it plays an important role in achieving objectives, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI Conference has heard - but greater structure is required to reach its ...

Banks flag imminent consecutive double rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac economists have predicted the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to bump up official rates to 1.35% when it next meets in July; NAB and ANZ believe there will be another double hike in the next two months. Quickly following ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
Australian global dividends have completed their pandemic recovery and have eclipsed the previous 12-month record set in September 2019 by $6.7 billion. The latest Janus Henderson global dividend index shows that Australian dividends totalled $97.9 ...

Tesla axed from the S&P 500 ESG index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Tesla has been booted from the S&P 500 ESG index due to its low S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) ESG score. In an S&P DJI ideology blog, North American head of ESG indices Margaret Dorn said that Tesla had fallen into the bottom 25% of its industry group ...

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
The super fund is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 35% by 2025 en route to its 2030 net carbon zero target. "We have set this very aggressive target of 2030 to decarbonise the portfolio, and we are much more confident at this point in time that ...

Breach reporting regime a distraction: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
A survey of compliance professionals has found 67% believe ASIC's breach reporting rules distract from other issues and the greatest proportion of reports filed relate to financial advice failures. A report from CoreData, Lawcadia and Gadens looks ...

Finalists announced in 2022 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
The finalists for the 28 th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named, with voting now open until May 13. The Financial Standard MAX Awards highlight individuals, teams and organisations in the financial services industry excelling in the ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
Just over two weeks before the federal election, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will make a decision on interest rates which could have huge political implications. At present, underlying inflation is well above the RBA's target band and most economists ...

The transforming role of the trustee

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, HESTA chair Nicola Roxon shared her strong conviction about the role representative trustees have at industry funds. "I think you get incredible insight from these people who are very close to our 400,000 members," she said. ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its ...