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Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
More infections equals more monetary policy easing and more fiscal spending. Like the Fed and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
AustralianSuper is pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its investment portfolios and ramping up its commitment to renewables. Following a board meeting in October, the super fund decided it was in members' best interest that it positions ...

Fintech hires in Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
A US-based fintech has appointed a head of international sales, who will be tasked with driving revenue growth in Australia and New Zealand. Jason O'Shaughnessy steps into the role at data aggregation and analytics for financial services provider Envestnet ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Close to half of all Dutch pension funds are failing to align their portfolios with their sustainable investment policies, according to the latest annual benchmarking report from the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development. The Association ...

Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Around 75% of Australians want the superannuation guarantee to rise to 12%, according to a survey commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA said 1375 Australians were surveyed in October by Utting Research about ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
"Money, money, money Always sunny..." - ABBA The US presidential election remains undecided. The US Federal Reserve met and decided to keep the status quo - the complete opposite of the happenings on the other side of the Atlantic where both fiscal ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
"All around the limbo world Gonna do the limbo rock..." - Chubby Checker, Limbo Rock Australian equities and bond markets applauded after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint expectations, showing just how low it can go. The All ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
Climate change is set to have a greater impact on the economy than the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new report from Deloitte Access Economics. The report, A new choice: Australia's climate for growth, found if climate change goes unchecked, Australia's ...

Legacy AMP Life policyholders take premium hit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
Some retail AMP Life customers received a steep premium increase on their income protection policies recently. Customers in a legacy product from the life insurer were notified by letter or email that following a review of premiums, they would be paying ...

Self-licensing on the horizon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
Consolidation in the financial advice industry is leading to a second wave of advisers leaving big institutions and potentially taking the self-licensing path. This is according to Centrepoint Alliance group executive of advice Paul Cullen, who said ...