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Salaries soar but uncertainty remains: Recruiter

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
The boutique agency has highlighted the rise in salary packages for all sectors as they look to transform their marketing capability, build digital skillsets, and refresh sales functions. Preceptor managing director Mark O'Connor said that the biggest ...

Geopolitics to change ESG approach: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... institutional investors from 39 different countries. The results show that nearly half of investors had direct exposure to Russia before Q1, of which 45% have either fully exited or are in the process of doing so, obstructed in many cases by illiquidity ...

Fund inflows drop sharply: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... the first quarter as worries for the world economy and inflation have been compounded by the chilling economic effects of Russia's attack on Ukraine. This explains why inflows to equity funds have fallen." "But the much smaller decline in inflows to ...

FSC offers guidance on divesting Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... debt, and fixed income securities issued by Russian corporations. They also include private market assets domiciled in Russia such as private equity or unlisted assets domiciled in Russia, co-mingled products where greater than 50% of the underlying ...

Australia imposes further sanctions on Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
Australia has increased the economic costs to Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, by applying an additional tariff of 35% for all imports from Russia and its ally Belarus. This further sanctioning of Russia will see Australia issue a formal notification ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
An unstable global geopolitical situation, most significantly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has prompted a $270 billion commitment to defence spending in the Federal Budget. The increased allocation to defence will bring Australia's defence spending ...

Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... in the crypto and blockchain space in Australia. In his speech, Bragg turned his attention to ongoing sanctions against Russia amid the war in Ukraine - and the question of whether cryptocurrencies provide a loophole around these sanctions. "Without ...

Nanuk AM lists active ETMF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... Russian or Eastern European equities and only minor exposures to companies with operations in, or revenue exposure to, Russia and Ukraine, Nanuk added. In the six years to February 28, the fund has returned 15.4% per annum. Upon quotation, fees will ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... issues is becoming essential for policymakers, as can be plainly seen in how the world is assembling sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, and in how nations will source the investment capital they will need to fund their transition ...

US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... in the UK are now at a pre-pandemic level. The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee said the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to further large increases in energy and other commodity prices including food prices. It acknowledged the war was ...