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Super fund appoints head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... announced the appointment of a new head of asset allocation following the promotion of Mike Murray. AEF has appointed John Woods to head of asset allocation, where he will be responsible for the balanced fund and overall strategic asset allocation process. ...

Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Westpac Banking Corporation has been ranked as among the best in the world for ESG reporting. It was the highest-ranked company in the ASX 50 for levels of transparency on ESG issues, according to the Currie Global ESG Monitor (GEM) study. The positive ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... may even go up to 90 per cent, depending on variant strains." Given these, it appears that Australia isn't out of the woods yet. Then again, given our current low infection rates relative to other countries, decreasing rates of infections worldwide ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Woodside Petroleum's annual results, with a $US4.028 billion net loss for 2020, are food for thought for super funds, according to divestment activists. Several of Australia's largest super funds have significant holdings in Woodside. It appears ...

Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The US economy is not out of the woods yet and therefore, worrywarts need not be concerned over rising inflation - that would prompt the Fed taper policy accommodation. "Participants observed that the economy was far from achieving the committee's ...

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
A new philanthropic report finds that ASX-listed financial firms were among the largest donors that gave generously to the coronavirus and bushfire appeals. An analysis by Strive Philanthropy found the largest ASX-listed companies pledged $1.1 billion ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
A new report has revealed the number of companies Australia's largest super funds have rapidly divested amid pressure to invest with climate change in mind. Nine of the 40 largest super funds in Australia have now announced divestment from some of the ...

Careful portfolio rebalances needed: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... solutions team said that although financial markets have stabilised in several regions, risk remains. "We aren't out of the woods yet. While 2021 is unlikely to see a pullback in central bank interventions or a rise in cash rates, the pace of the global ...

Jarden hires from UBS, HSBC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
Kiwi investment bank Jarden is continuing its rapid Australian expansion with the announcement of five new appointments. Anderson Chow was appointed head of industrials research, joining Jarden from HSBC where he was based in Hong Kong for a decade ...

Super fund joins climate initiative

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
A $54 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 ...