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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 ...

US Federal Reserve enacts biggest rate hike in 22 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
The US Federal Reserve has raised rates by 0.5%, the most aggressive interest rate increase in over 20 years. In his opening statement, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "Inflation is much too high, and we understand the hardship it is causing ...

ANZ stablecoin amplifies changing operating models

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
ANZ has seized the opportunities afforded to it by global digital currency adoption and created the first Australian-bank-issued stablecoin with positive results. Having only recently minted its first stablecoin, ANZ has already found several key elements ...

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 ...

abrdn hires from State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
Raf Choudhury has been appointed to abrdn's newly created position of investment director to strengthen its multi-asset team. Choudhury joins abrdn from State Street Global Advisors where he held a range of portfolio manager roles over a 17-year ...

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. ...

Investor confidence drops in April: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
State Street's investor confidence index has decreased to 92.9, down 6.6 points from March's revised reading of 99.5. The index, which was developed in partnership with FDO Partners, measures investor confidence or risk appetite quantitatively by analysing ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
New analysis from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) shows seven superannuation funds and many of the world's largest investment firms backed most 'Say on Climate' votes in 2021. There were 19 'Say on Climate' ...

'We're living in the world China is making': Conference

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
Appearing at the 2022 ASFA Conference this morning, ABC News journalist Stan Grant has echoed the sentiment that China has arrived as a global superpower and probed Australia's tense but necessitous relationship with its largest trading partner. ...

US stocks crumble after Jerome Powell's hawkish comments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... Powell said: "It is appropriate, in my view, to be moving a little more quickly." He added: "I would say that 50 basis point [rate rise] will be on the table for the May meeting."­ Inflation in the US is at a 40-year high, though inflationary pressures ...