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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, which according to United Nations (UN) carries about one quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade, sent supply chains and crude oil prices into a tailspin ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... proceedings against NZ Super Fund for its failure to divest from Israeli companies that have been deemed by the United Nations to be complicit in the Israeli occupation of Occupied Palestinian Territory (OTP). It asked the High Court to review the fund's ...

NZ Super Fund in court defeat over human rights issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... proceedings against NZ Super Fund for its failure to divest from Israeli companies that have been deemed by the United Nations to be complicit in the Israeli occupation of Occupied Palestinian Territory (OTP). It asked the High Court to review the fund's ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund has a new lead. Robert van der Zee was permanently appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to oversee the pension fund as Representative of the Secretary General for the investment of the fund's ...

Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... in 2026 and highlights that the country was left relatively unscathed by the US tariff shocks. According to the United Nations' (UN) latest World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report, inflation will rise by 3% in 2026 despite a slight improvement ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... Israel. This brought the number of Israeli companies in its portfolio to 61 at the end of June. In mid-September, the United Nations concluded that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. A ceasefire truce took effect on ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... in China. Meanwhile, the population is expected to decrease by 7.9% by 2050. According to projections from the United Nations, China's population will fall below one billion in 2070 and will have more than halved by 2086. By 2100, the UN predicts ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... actors" with a willingness to transition to greener solutions. Entities contributing direct impact on furthering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through their products and services are considered Promoters. ClearBridge said the introduction ...

Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... distribution inequality, among these countries register above 0.4, which Oxfam said hits the warning level set by the United Nations. On a scale from zero to one, a Gini coefficient of one denotes total inequality. Australia's Gini coefficient in 2019-20 ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Two years on, Russia's continuous attacks have killed 9614 Ukrainians as at September 2023, according to the United Nations, while its destruction of civilian infrastructure resulted in over 6.5 million refugees. ART, AustralianSuper, Hostplus, and ...
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