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Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... real estate agents advising clients to withdraw superannuation to pay rent, and Liberal member of parliament Tim Wilson's social media posts encouraging people to use superannuation to buy property, according to Allan Gray's commissioned research. Overall ...

Iron Man launches VC funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... sustainable cash management services and investment products. The funds hope to leverage Downey Jr's some 100 million social media followers and use the power of storytelling to raise awareness and attract talent and investors to help the start-ups ...

Kearney Group launches responsible managed portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... service. "We've deliberately designed a new suite of portfolios that explicitly and systematically consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in our fund manager selection and investment decision-making process," he said. Kearney ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... as "devastating". "While the government should be congratulated for acting quickly to implement wage subsidies and other social protection measures last year, the inappropriate and unfair reversal of the increase to JobSeeker payments is a cruel blow ...

Investors going in blind: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
Australians are entering the stockmarket guided only by word of mouth, independent research and social media posts, new research shows. Online trading platform eToro surveyed over 1000 Australian investors to find out where they are getting their advice ...

Former UBS GAM executive joins CBA incubator

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... 2009, as well as digital platform Shout, which was acquired by ANZ Bank in 2015. She subsequently joined ANZ as the head of social segment. Managing director of x15ventures, Toby Norton-Smith, commented: "Both these appointments speak to x15 and CBA's ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
The move towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations dominated MSCI's Investment Insights 2021 survey. Around 200 executives at different asset owners were surveyed by phone late last year, representing sovereign wealth funds ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... drive higher stock valuations. "Over the course of 2020, we have seen how purposeful companies, with better environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profiles, have outperformed their peers," Fink said. "During 2020, 81% of a globally-representative ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... before vaccines are widely available, and voluntary distancing or lockdowns prove stronger than anticipated... Intensifying social unrest, including due to higher inequality and unequal access to vaccines and therapies, could further complicate the recovery. ...

ESG professionals in huge demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Recruiters are reporting that financial services professionals specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas are in very strong demand. "The demand for ESG professionals is increasing, clearly outstripping supply of experienced professionals," ...