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Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... country did act now to fight the effects of climate change. "That's a $3.4 trillion lost opportunity over the next half a century. But there's a $680 billion dividend that's ours for the taking if we do rise to this challenge, along with 250,000 more ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... borders being reopened. "There is a great deal of uncertainty, these are predictions... and have been made in a once in a century global pandemic," Frydenberg said.

Media Super names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... and we've been privileged to play a fiduciary role in one of the great financial experiments in Australia for the past century," Noonan said. "Industry funds like Media Super have provided the best performing superannuation offerings to millions of Australians ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... divesting companies that derive more than 10% of revenue from thermal coal and to achieving net zero emissions by mid-century. "Aware Super's position on climate change is not based on ideology but on data and research that tells us we need to act ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
As the demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment products grows in Australia, American Century Investments offers a fresh approach focused on innovation in the healthcare sector. The Health Care Impact Equity strategy enables ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... equity market recovery compared to the possibility that the world may be entering the first great depression of the 21st century," he said. Oliver believes gold's record highs have a weakening US dollar to blame. "The recent surge in gold and the Australian ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... Smith said. "These products make it easier for traditional providers of wealth management solutions to move into the 21st Century," he said. "And that's really the DNA of the business." Its StoryTeller module in particular, which inspired by Disney ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... government's recent pandemic initiatives (which limited the deterioration in the unemployment rate - 3.9% in April from a half-century low of 3.8% in November 2019), those claiming unemployment insurance more than doubled from 1.229 million in January ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... large overseas investors," Hewson said. "After steering Australia successfully through our most serious health crisis in a century, the National Cabinet faces the daunting challenge of creating jobs and getting Australia back to work - issuing a government ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... recession - two consecutive quarters of negative growth - this time, there's no escape. "Clearly, with this once in a century pandemic, the impact on the economy has been very severe, the impact in the June quarter will be even more severe," Frydenberg ...