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28 January 2020 • By Lachlan Maddock • 1 min read

The fear is worse than the flu

The threat of a global pandemic has sent stock markets tumbling and exposed the weaknesses of the global economy. But how bad is it really? By now, ...

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New oil shocks could bring the world to its knees

The US is less dependent on Middle Eastern oil than ever before, and that’s a big problem for the rest of us. It’s well understood that a butterfly ...

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Why McFarlane came out of retirement to chair Westpac

Westpac’s new chairman John McFarlane was living out his retirement in the UK when he got a call from Lindsay Maxsted. In an interview with Michael ...

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Challenger added to gender equality index

Wealth giant Challenger has been named as a new addition to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality index, with the list looking to expanding on available ESG ...

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Aussie investors ditch fixed income

Australian investors are increasingly moving away from traditional assets and looking abroad in their hunt for yield, according to J.P. Morgan. A ...

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UBS profit down as targets failed

UBS’ full-year net profit for 2019 came to $6.2 billion (US$4.3 billion), down by 5 per cent from the previous year, with the group falling short of ...

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NAB sued over high super fees and adviser commissions

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has filed a class action on behalf of more than 330,000 NAB super account holders, alleging breaches of super trustee duties ...

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IMF downgrades growth outlook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that global growth will increase sluggishly but remains vulnerable to geopolitical and climate crises

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ESG to become fiduciary responsibility: State Street

Data linking environmental, social and governance values to investment outcomes has seen an industry shift towards considering ESG issues as part of ...

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Half of global GDP at risk: WEF

More than half of global GDP is under threat from biodiversity loss, with extinctions and ecosystem collapse set to impact supply chains and disrupt ...

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