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UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has announced it will move away from investment in fossil fuels. The University said it will divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include public equities and corporate bonds of companies ...

Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... surplus. Then again, many - led by the RBA and including the Financial Standard - have been calling on the government to ditch its obsession with the budget surplus long before the bushfire catastrophe. It's pitiful and a shame that Prime Minister ...

UniSuper on climate chopping block

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Market Forces has put UniSuper on the chopping block in a divestment campaign aimed at pressuring the fund to ditch shares in fossil fuel companies. "UniSuper does not have fund-wide exclusions on fossil fuel investments of any kind. Instead, it claims ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
With the bushfire inferno still raging, Australia needs all the good news it could get... and it's arrived. The All Ordinaries index surged by 0.7% to a new record high of 7041.9 points and the Australian dollar appreciated by 0.6% to US$0.6901 ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... happen (again). That's not the problem. Economists and financial markets had been egging (begging) the government to ditch its surplus obsession to aid the RBA in boosting economic growth long before the fires. The problem is that the reduced surplus ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Over the past few months, I've been singing sad songs about the Australian economy and the need for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Morrison government to do more to reverse the slowing momentum in economic activity in this 'Lucky ...

Chief economist update: Zero here we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
A stitch in time saves nine. If only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) adhered to this age-old proverb. But alas, by insisting on keeping the official cash rate at 1.5% for longer (from August 2016 to May 2019) than the dictates of global and domestic ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... for maneuver." But this is nothing new - even the Financial Standard 's been calling for the Australian government to ditch its obsession with a budget surplus months ago. Likewise, the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England ...

Crunch time for boutique funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The boutique model has long coaxed successful fund managers out of big asset management firms but the new class of fund managers looking to break out faces a very different landscape. At least eight boutiques have indicated intention to shut shop so ...

APRA forced to overhaul culture, capabilities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... insurance and superannuation. In terms or responsibilities, the chair should take on a broader organisation-wide role and ditch ADI-specific duties. The remaining members should work across industry, policy and functional responsibilities. Further, the ...