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Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... regulator-mandated framework, or it may be that there are two or three players who begin to dominate the market in such analysis, and their frameworks become the gold standard, and everybody buys into them." In its latest attempt to improve ESG data ...

Best super, pension fund revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... first time, Aware Super has been named best superannuation fund. Across all superannuation providers in Rainmaker's analysis, Aware achieved a top-10 ranking for risk-adjusted performance more than any other fund in the 12 months to 30 June 2020. ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... invested in the company have made declarations on climate change that don't match their actions. According to Rainmaker analysis, as of 30 September 2020, Aware Super had $93 million invested in Santos representing 0.52% of the fund's Australian ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... build up to 20% of global investor growth portfolios over the next decade, compared to the current 5% exposure. WTW said analysis from the research shows that Chinese capital markets provide diversification benefits and attractive alpha opportunities ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... impossible to identify exactly how much AIA has invested in the coal industry," it said. "Using a variety of methods, an analysis commissioned for this briefing paper concluded that the life insurer has invested at least $3 billion and most likely about ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... personal advice units of competency in financial planning, margin lending and superannuation. According to Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, about 9894 current financial advisers hold a Diploma of Financial Planning, be it a ...

JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... JobKeeper has had a material effect," it said. Despite the positive results, the RBA said it is important to note its analysis is retrospective and does not consider the effects of the program from August 2020 to present. "Notably, the changes in payment ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... maintained its assumption for iron ore prices to drop to US$55 per tonne. The Budget Papers also printed this sensitivity analysis: "If the iron ore price was to fall immediately to US$55 per tonne FOB, rather than by the end of the June quarter 2021 ...

SMSFs are cost-effective, deliver for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... below $500,000 has been used as a key factor as to whether an SMSF is viable or not. This report should bring that false analysis to an end," Maroney said. However, SMSFs with less than $100,000 are not competitive in comparison to APRA-regulated funds. ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... been found. Eureka! Moderna announced that that its coronavirus vaccine candidate is 94.5% effective based on an interim analysis of Phase three data and it is expected to remain stable at standard refrigerator temperatures of 2-8 degrees centigrade ...