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Transition away from LIBOR continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... derivatives contracts," ASIC said. "It is critical to the mitigation of both individual entity risks and systemic risks associated with the discontinuation of LIBOR." The new protocol will come into effect from 25 January 2021, institutions that use ...

Super's role in new $10bn infra spend

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... investors in long-term, nation building projects and their members stand to benefit from creation of construction and associated infrastructure roles," Rastogi said. "However, we expect the super funds to be cautious and selective investors as road ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... announced changes to Australia's lending laws, which will support the flow of credit to housing, reducing the time and cost associated with accessing credit for consumers. The government acknowledged housing prices have softened as a result of COVID-19 ...

Chief economist update: Winter of Europe's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... stating that: "...researchers found that a 1-degree temperature increase and a 1% increase in relative humidity were associated with a lower daily effective reproductive number. As such, the researchers wrote that "high temperature and high relative ...

RBA, ASIC provide CHESS guidance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... engagement with stakeholders, the functional/technical aspects of the replacement system, and the ASX's management of associated risks, the corporate watchdog said. "In order to demonstrate its readiness to migrate to the new system, ASX is expected ...

APRA resumes life insurance intervention

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... with fixed terms and conditions of more than five years and ensure effective controls are in place to manage the risks associated with longer benefit periods. "IDII plays a valuable role in providing replacement income to policyholders when they are ...

Fidelity launches global fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... investors exposure to inefficiently priced or undiscovered companies in their earlier stages of growth or maturity, and the associated upside growth prospects," they said. The process involves Younes and Abela narrowing down the universe to 1000 stocks ...

BlackRock clamps down on work romances

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... urging its employees to disclose their involvement in office romances, as well as intimate relationships with anyone associated with the US$7.4 trillion asset manager, in a bid to crack down on conflicts of interest. BlackRock staff members were recently ...

VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... role, his positions on the boards of VGI Partners Global Investments (VG1) and VGI Partners Asian Investments (VG8) was associated with his executive role. David Jones who is chair of VG1 has been appointed to the board of VG8 and will stand for election ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... (New York Times, June 26) "European heatwave sends thousands flocking to beaches despite social-distancing warnings" (Associated Press, August 7) To be sure, there were no cause for concern - the cases of infection continued its downward trend from a ...