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MSCI reviews emerging market classifications

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... has been moved from 'emerging' to 'standalone' market status. A reclassification to 'standalone' means these markets will not be capturing funds from investors who seek exposure to emerging markets indexes through various instruments like ETFs. "Since ...

Virtual company meetings to stay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. The exposure draft legislation also includes further reforms allowing sole directors who are not also appointed as the company secretary to electronically execute documents. Frydenberg said this is delivering on a commitment ...

Real estate AUM recovers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Australian real estate assets under management (AUM) dropped in 2020, but one manager has already signalled significant growth this year. The latest Fund Manager Survey by industry associations ANREV, INREV and NCREIF showed real estate AUM in Australia ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... continue to monitor the situation closely and will take whatever action is necessary to achieve its remit. The Committee does not intend to tighten monetary policy at least until there is clear evidence that significant progress is being made in eliminating ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... times. Meanwhile, Auto & General said that because it has few employees in front-facing customer roles and vaccination is not mandated, it will not provide paid leave unless directed by state and/or federal governments to do so. However, many of those ...

Advisers who failed FASEA exam granted extension

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... for those who qualify for the exemption. Costs, and timings for the 2022 period have yet to be confirmed." Advisers who have not sat the exam twice prior to the end of this year will not be granted the extension. "Please do not delay - these exemptions ...

Pandemic delays retirement plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... according to the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council (IALC), which found 33% of the 2000 participants it recently surveyed will not retire as soon as they had hoped. Nearly half of the participants (45%) said that since the pandemic, saving for the future ...

Cbus invests in NHFIC issues

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
Cbus Super has invested $51 million in two recent funding rounds from the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), taking the fund's total allocation to social and affordable housing to about $140 million. Cbus invested $10 million ...

Chief economist update: Thank you, my frenemy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
China's still not taking calls from Canberra and has severed diplomatic contact under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue and the rhetoric, threats and/or measures limiting/banning imports of Australian products into its shores remain ...

Westpac backs out of NZ demerger plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... risk governance and liquidity risk management. "After a detailed review, we believe a demerger of the WNZL business would not be in the best interests of shareholders," Westpac chief executive Peter King said. "Our review identified opportunities to ...