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ERS at risk of significant delays: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... resort." Senator Jane Hume, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, took to Twitter to slam the ISA polling, saying the move was disappointing. "Disappointed to see [ISA] using members' money to conduct ...

Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... trillion of assets-under-management joined a collaboration to encourage Facebook, Alphabet (Google's parent company) and Twitter to strengthen controls over objectionable content. NZ Super said around one year on from the March 15 attack, a group of ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Trump has taken to Twitter once again, this time, to slam the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell. The tweets follow a tumultuous start to the week for markets, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their worst day in a decade on ...

CalPERS investment lead targeted by Congressman

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... CalPERS' USD$336 billion under management in Chinese companies which have been blacklisted by the US government. Taking to Twitter, Banks confirmed he sent a letter to Californian Governor Gavin Newsom calling for Meng to be fired. "CalPERS CIO Yu Ben ...

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 ...