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Morphic co-founder exits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... MEC. Its chair JoAnna Fisher said in an ASX statement. "MEC will continue to be managed in line with the environmental, social and governance (ESG) charter, supported by James Tayler, head of ESG. Mr Pridham will continue to draw on the investment insight ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 returns to Europe with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... re-imposing national lockdowns. As per Factset, "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 30K new cases in one ...

RIAA, AXA IM launch adviser ESG guide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
As more environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investment products become available to investors, it is integral that advisers become familiar with them, according to AXA Investment Managers and Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Northern Trust scores $20bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... fund administration and analytics for M&SPT's private market portfolio, as well as transparency over its environmental social and governance (ESG) risk exposures through its ESG Insights service. The scheme became a signatory to the United Nations ...

Australian Unity launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... sectors and asset classes including venture capital and private equity; domestic and international listed equities; and social infrastructure such as medical and health-related real estate. Australian Unity managing director Rohan Mead said Australian ...

Sexual harassment rife in financial services: O'Neill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... esteem over many decades," O'Neill said. "AMP, like all of the big providers, is critical to the economic wellbeing and social wellbeing in the services it provides to Australia. "We need it to be successful, we need it to be sustainable and we need ...

Still a way to go on mental health: SuperFriend

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... said overall Australia's workplaces have moved closer to thriving which infers two things. "Work is generally good for our social connections and mental health, and long-term sustained efforts to improve workplace mental health are starting to gain traction," ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... While many other nations around the globe continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic - first wave or second - through social restrictions and lockdowns, China has re-opened for business months before, underscored by the "Wuhan pool party" back in August. ...

Leadership spills spell new era: RIAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... companies in recent months herald a new era of accountability for large corporates and how they engage around environmental, social, cultural and governance themes," O'Connor said. He said that there is now an expectation among investors and the community ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Australian economy. For sure and for certain, this massive spending will need to be recouped - through higher taxes or reduced social welfare spending or both -- in the long run. But to quote John Maynard Keynes - he who prescribed to the world exactly ...