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Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... could be the crisis that causes us to take climate change more seriously. Calvert Research president and chief executive John Streur said he sees a connection between climate change and COVID-19. "Why do, we as humans, have such a hard time grappling ...

Court confirms Storm Financial founders breached duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... have employed. The initial determination was reached in 2016. Commenting on the outcome of the appeal, Commissioner John Price said: "This important decision reaffirms ASIC's view of the importance of directors' duties and the obligations on ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... the Australian market fall more than 30% since its record peak on February 20 this year," SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said. "So, by implementing this important measure on drawdown rates the government is giving SMSF trustees the discretion ...

Super funds revalue unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... has fallen by 6%. In an investment market update released to members earlier this week, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the fund has a "conservative approach" to liquidity, and as such carried a "relatively low" exposure to unlisted ...

UniSuper suspends stock lending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... we're comfortable lending our shares as we genuinely believe that it adds to market efficiency," UniSuper chief executive John Pearce said. The ability to short-sell adds to liquidity and price discovery in an orderly market, he added. "However ...

National Stock Exchange names new chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... of ASX-suspended fintech iSignthis is the new interim chief executive of the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX). John Karantzis will step into the role effective immediately, having recently been appointed a director. It comes after iSignthis ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... "Market fundamentals have changed again, and they've changed for the worse." Similarly, Origin Asset Management partner John Birkhold said the spreading COVID-19 virus had triggered a mass sell-off. "We are seeing wealth destruction on an epic scale ...

Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... Offending of this nature undermines public confidence in the share market and public companies." ASIC Commissioner John Price said: "Making false and misleading statements is a serious offence and ASIC will take action when an accountant's conduct falls ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... COVID-19 and pledged "stand ready to take further action to address those risks". It's all gloom and doom and to quote John Maynard Keynes, "in the long run we're all dead". That, of course, is if COVID-19 endures and permanently wreaks death ...

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... violated federal securities laws and/or breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to obtain the best possible price for shareholders, determine whether Franklin Resources is underpaying for Legg Mason, and disclose all necessary material ...