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Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... deposits will only inflate the real estate market. "Housing affordability isn't about a lack of money its about a lack of supply. Taking money out of super and putting it into the system where there is insufficient supply is just going to drive up prices," ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... sustainability and support productivity. "The importance of this for Asian equities in 2021 is that Asia is central to the supply chains in each of these industries."

Super fund joins climate initiative

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... billion industry fund, a mining company and a professional services firm have joined an initiative to tackle emissions in supply chains by 2050. Cbus, Fortescue Metal Group and Aurecon have signed on to the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative ...

Give the people advisers: Retirement Income Review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... Commission have made advice more transparent and are likely to improve adviser competence. "These reforms may reduce the supply of financial advisers if some advisers fail or choose not to meet the new standards. The effectiveness of reforms aimed at ...

ASIC opens consultation on scaled advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... consultation paper, Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers, is looking to explore the issues relating to the supply of good quality affordable advice and what steps can be taken for consumers to access it. ASIC is seeking feedback from advisers ...

Poor progress on human rights revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... worst performing industries. The sector was found to have failed to manage or even adequately track human rights risks in supply chains. Starbucks and Phillips were among the 66 companies out of the 230 to make no improvement on last year's scores. Meanwhile ...

Centuria makes $171m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... "These industries are experiencing strong tailwinds underpinned by a rapid increase in online food sales creating favourable supply and demand dynamics," Curtis said. "The three assets are strategically located in core industrial markets of Sydney, Melbourne ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... nation's top 100 companies to take modern-day slavery and labour exploitation seriously by lifting the hood on their supply chains. The Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, a newly-formed coalition that includes Aware Super, AustralianSuper ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... month's [October] assessment", despite supportive demand from China. OPEC+ may have to limit production again to put the oil supply-demand equation back into a balance that would favour of higher prices (at best) or stable prices at current prices ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Fund managers with a focus on ESG must be wary of supply chains, especially where meat and dairy industry are involved, according to new data. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index found that the world's largest meat, fish and dairy producers are ...