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Metrics hires three senior leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... sustainability vision. Her experience working with infrastructure owners in Sydney and London with their transition to a low carbon economy will be key as we continue to evolve our approach to ESG integration," he said. Altogether, seven new hires have ...

UHNWs see net zero as business opportunity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... with 79% of the opinion that governments' pandemic stimulus packages should prioritise the transition to a low carbon economy and green investments. Currently, 80% of UHNWs are making investment decisions with climate change in mind. Fewer though ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... projected GDP growth of 4.0% in 2021 and 3.3% in 2022, recovering from a drop of 2.5% in 2020. However, the OECD expects the economy to contract in the third quarter of 2021 as vaccination rates rise and lockdown restrictions start to ease. "The recovery ...

Kiwi markets regulator names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... a complex financial services sector that primarily exports financial services and represents around 25% of Gibraltar's economy. She is also a former economist at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and worked at the Financial Services Authority in London ...

HESTA to support young women in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... especially in financial services, where investment decisions can impact people's financial futures and the Australian economy." HESTA already has a partnership with IM/PACT which aims to attract more diverse talent to investment teams. The fund is also ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... proceeding as planned, the RBA implies that, "this too shall pass". To wit: "Prior to the Delta outbreak the Australian economy had considerable momentum... Business investment was picking up and the labour market had strengthened. The unemployment rate ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... long-term sustainable returns, we need to ensure that they continue to play an important role in society in a net zero economy."

Economic recap: Week to September 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... its "National Accounts" report for the June 2021 quarter, and it was good... nay, it was great! The report showed the economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.7% in the second quarter of the year, taking Australia's annual GDP growth rate up, up ...

Should super funds consider crypto assets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... lawyer Jonathan Hatch, who also spoke at the event, looked at the asset class from an economist's lens. The industrial economy - where the economic infrastructure for contracting, money and identity management and other aspects of administration ...

Binance Australia appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... fit-for-purpose regulatory framework so that Australia can be a global leader in innovation and create jobs for the future economy." Binance Australia chief operating officer Sam Teoh welcomed Travers to the team. "We've observed the work Leigh has done ...