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Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming: ASI

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... how long the crisis continues, Australia may have extra markets to fill the vacuum caused by the Russian/Ukrainian supply issues," Suter said. "It seems to me that we can develop a whole range of new industries. "Coal and iron can keep us going for a ...

Blackstone one step closer on Crown deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... said Blackstone had been subject to an extensive probity assessment that examined its capacity to address the risks and issues of concern identified in the Bergin Report. "The probity assessment has also resulted in certain persons being approved to ...

AZ Sestante launches ESG portfolios

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... and institutions that subscribe to the ERIG Index can assess the "greenness" of products. "Advisers are passionate about issues like diversity and inclusion, climate change and human rights, and the outcome of the recent federal election provides another ...

Active Super, Vision Super mull merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... such a merger easier to construct." However, Dunnin noted that crossing state boundaries may create state constitutional issues that would most likely require special legislation.

ACSI bolsters engagement capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... governance and stewardship. Her background is in public policy, having previously worked with Australia's Treasury. "ESG issues are becoming more complex, and investors are requiring deeper expertise, across a broader number of issues," ACSI executive ...

Reserve Bank tipped to hike rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... careful not to overshoot with policy tightening and risk a hard landing, but inflation will rise further due to supply issues, so they have more work to do," Robertson said. Though Finder head of consumer research Graham Cooke added there was a possibility ...

Qantas Super invests $2bn in Calvert, Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... portfolio. The super fund also joined the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors in 2017 to engage companies on ESG issues and implemented an Impact Investing Framework. The framework assists the fund in identifying and investing in assets that ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... is an excellent appointment. "We are looking forward to working closely with him [Jones] to address the wider range of issues affecting the financial planning profession, and we are expecting the new Albanese Labor government to quickly deliver on its ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... event, Cass-Gottlieb said the ACCC's priorities and approach to regulating the financial services sector relate to several issues including, payments, innovation, and competition, least cost routing for debit cards, digital platform payments, changing ...

Calls for Indigenous super beneficiary changes renewed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... AIST to urge the Treasury to consult directly with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to understand the issues they face in relation to super and the best steps to address them. In 2019, the AIST recommended Treasury modify the definition ...