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Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... and forth inside Credit Suisse branches in Switzerland last year. Following the stunt, #WakeUpRoger began trending on Twitter. Federer has responded to the mounting criticism. "I take the impacts and threat of climate change very seriously, particularly ...

ASIC called out over super fund disclosures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... first reporting day, given that the regulations setting out the required disclosures have not yet been made. Taking to Twitter, Cooper said: "How many free kicks can the super industry get? This was, I might remind everyone, first recommended in mid-2010 ...

Businesses warned to avoid dud funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... have a bigger super balance." Large fees are catching the eyes of politicians as well, with Senator Andrew Brag taking to Twitter to voice concerns over the large fees paid by young people. The Rainmaker research revealed people under 25 are often paying ...

Chief economist update: Fed has Trump's trade war number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... It's not me, it's you! Yes Virginia, you, I and Irene are very well aware of US president Donald J. Trump's Twitter attacks on the Fed. The last, most significant one was right after US Federal chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson ...

Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... 500 index closed 2.6% lower; the Nasdaq and the Russell 2000 tumbled by 3.0% and 3.1%, respectively. Trump let loose on Twitter, virtually naming Powell an enemy of the state: "As usual, the Fed did NOTHING! It is incredible that they can "speak" without ...

Chief economist update: Tweeting Trump versus totalitarian Xi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... a dictatorial regime (which Trump dreams of) to that of a democratic one in times of crises. While Trump has taken to Twitter to force the Fed to cut and to QE, China's powers-that-are are already in the thick of implementing countervailing measures ...

Deutsche Bank slashes global workforce, exits global equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... which takes into account making 18,000 full-time equivalent employees redundant. Chief executive Christian Sewing said on Twitter the restructure is a "restart for Deutsche Bank". "We are tackling what is necessary to unleash our true potential; our ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... agree to which have the aim of preventing terrorist and violent extremist content from spreading online. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Daily Motion and Amazon are among the tech companies that have agreed to the Christchurch Call. As part of their agreement ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... with other New Zealand investors and pension funds to call for action. The group of investors are calling for Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet (the company that owns Google and is responsible for YouTube) to take steps to make sure that there is never ...

Chief economist update: EUr next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... no mistake, this is not an empty threat. Trump will follow through. The Sino-US trade war escalated the same way - via Twitter - when on 18 September 2018, Trump tweeted. "China has been taking advantage of the United States on Trade for many years. ...