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AMP Capital divests $440m from tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... largest divestment tobacco securities by a fund manager in Australia, the manager said. At the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York last night, AMP Capital also signed on to the newly-launched Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge. The pledge urges ...

MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... EAFE, Japan and EM offerings. The launch coincides with the launch of the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge at the UN General Assembly this week. The pledge encourages signatories to consider the adoption of tobacco-free finance policies across lending, insurance ...

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... also wouldn't be a surprise. What is a surprise is the reaction of world leaders' reaction at the UN General Assembly to US President Donald Trump's claim that, "In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost ...

Zuper opens its doors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... also pushing for improving financial education by partnering with online courses and workshop providers such as General Assembly, Academy Xi, Zambesi and Switch L+D.

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... Cannon-Brookes, AfterPay executive chairman Anthony Eisen, Ratesetter Australia chief executive Daniel Foggo and General Assembly Australia founder Riley Bachelor. The venture was also backed by independent directors David Koch, Beyond Bank chair Anne ...

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... Cannon-Brookes, AfterPay executive chairman Anthony Eisen, Ratesetter Australia chief executive Daniel Foggo and General Assembly Australia founder Riley Bachelor. Other investors in the float include the founders of some of Australia's most successful ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... fund has become a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after a recent UN assembly meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) would sign on ...

Bubbling bubble?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... Majority". But read through the report and instead of being concerned, you'll find it comical. "The 193-member General Assembly voted 100-11 today to pass a nonbinding resolution describing the Crimean referendum as "having no validity" and calling on ...

Once more from the top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... according to a statement posted on its website yesterday". The ECB, too, did it again. In a speech before the French National Assembly in Paris, ECB head Mario Draghi reiterated that the central bank's policy "will stay accommodative for the foreseeable ...

Simon McKeon to join AMP board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... educational and sporting organisations. AMP also announced today that Nora Scheinkestel will retire from the board at the next assembly.