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Post-COVID economic recovery "once in a generation opportunity"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... was 12 months ago. "Before COVID-19 our economy was stagnant, our labour force was casualising in the gig economy and inflation was stubbornly stalled below the Reserve Bank's target range," Stewart said. "At the same time the cost of living for Australians ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... address the shortage of quality affordable housing," he said. Aware's property investment targets a return of 5% above inflation. Webb added that the units will help essential workers reduce their work commute time, and ultimately spend more time ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 4.5% p.a. more than inflation (CPI. The fund is managed internally by UniSuper and carries total investment fees, costs and transaction costs of 0.49%. ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... stability over profitability, increased coordination between monetary and fiscal policy, the potential for "stuckflation" - inflation and slow growth, the continued tension between US and China, "We think quite deeply about the long term driver of growth ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... impacted by the US-China trade war. "Manufacturing has been slipping out of China for quite a while, driven by wage inflation, stricter regulation, stricter enforcement of regulation, and outsourcing of production into other Asian countries," Carlsson-Sweeny ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... higher food prices (due to drought and bushfires) along with rising insurance premiums will likely see higher headline inflation, albeit much of this impact will likely be trimmed out of 'core' measures so will likely be looked through by the RBA." Because ...

Christian Super launches Ethical Index Shares option for members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Ethical Growth Plus investment option, with an 84% allocation to growth assets, and an investment objective of 3.5% above inflation over a 10 year period. 12% of the assets in this option are allocated to impact investments, the highest out of the fund's ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... at Facebook." Going forward in 2018, Ausbil will also focus on continued clean-up of the environment in China, wage inflation and underpayment of workers, the Royal Commission on banks, as well as continuing on the aforementioned topics.

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... particularly those addressing water scarcity. "If you look at prices on garments, they haven't even tracked [consumer price inflation] CPI," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "That's a starting point - how could the industry possibly cover all social and environmental ...

NAB places second green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... avoided greenhouse gas emissions, NAB said. BNP Paribas provided the majority of cross-currency swaps and long-dated inflation swaps for the HH2 project's offtake payments, and took the lead in structuring the covenant package. See Also: NAB issues $150m ...