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Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... and ongoing commitment to leadership in responsible investing. Responsible investing aims to include ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors into investment decisions." "The objective of responsible investing is to deliver strong returns while ...

HESTA announces award finalists

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... things every day to make the world a better place," HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said. "These finalists are improving social and financial outcomes for women, preventing a phenomenal amount of waste from going to landfill and going above and beyond ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... underscored by FactSet's report on 17 October 2020: "Mitigation measures from major EU economies largely focused on limiting social mixing and toughening existing restrictions. France, which has become the new hotspot by registering 30,000 new cases ...

BlackRock results reveal Aladdin trajectory

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... are also integrating capabilities from strategic partners like Clarity AI so clients can understand their investments' social and environmental impact and risks." Recently, BlackRock has made several acquisitions aimed at expanding Aladdin's capabilities. ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... pandemic that witnessed a virtual freezing of domestic and international activity - due to disruptions in supply chains, social restrictions, business and school lockdowns and cross-border closures. The benchmark index rallied by 50.1% after dropping ...

Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... set as well? How does the board look at this as well? We're also looking at companies who explicitly outline oversight of social issues into their company charters as well, because it's a financially material set of issues that boards need to consider," ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine, the variant

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... to narrate and describe what happened thereafter. You, I and Irene and our neighbours went through what happened next - social isolation, lockdowns, panic buying (of toilet papers, mostly) - and the fear of losing our lives, livelihood and should we ...

MySuper performance recovers, hits record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
Default superannuation funds have fully recovered from COVID-induced losses, yet underperformance within the asset classes remains rife, according to new Rainmaker data. Rainmaker's November 2020 MySuper index has reached a record high, bouncing ...

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... fresh record in the first trading day of 2021, boosted by increased demand for "working from home" technologies prompted by social and business restrictions wrought by the coronavirus. Wall Street's 2020 rally is perfectly rationale given vaccine ...

APRA hands down self-assessment report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... the MySuper heatmap, upgrading its quarterly Insight publication, and expanding its consumer-directed website content and social media presence. "APRA also broadened its engagement mechanisms with industry, instituting new approaches to policy consultations ...