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Global index creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
FTSE Russell has announced a new head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific, in a newly-created role. Helena Fung will take on the role, being responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes and data services across the Asia Pacific ...

Natixis hires insto sales director, opens Melbourne office

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... next step to growing our business in the Australian market," he said. "Natixis and its affiliates have been a trusted steward of investor capital for over 20 years in Australia and it is time for a permanent presence in Australia's fastest growing city ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
BlackRock will double its ESG ETF offerings, dump investments in thermal coal and increase sustainable assets under management tenfold this decade. All this, just six months after it was revealed that BlackRock lost more than $133 billion by investing ...

Pensioners lose decades of savings in 24 hours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... and 21% more likely to take up an offer to access their pension pot early. FCA executive director of enforcement Mark Steward said: "We know many people have big plans for their retirement, whether it's seeing new places, learning new skills or helping ...

Super funds could boost returns by 59bps: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
Superannuation funds considering a merger or major investment portfolio changes should implement a program to manage tax costs and transaction costs to deliver meaningful benefits to funds and their members, according to new research. Parametric said ...

IFM pushes into large scale private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
IFM Investors has announced it will make a concerted push into larger scale private equity investments with the appointment of Jeremy Larkin to head the initiative. Larkin spent 25 years in corporate finance at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan, also working ...

Broker fined for lavish entertainment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... don't want to know" and no further enquiries were made. FCA executive director of enforcement and market oversight Mark Steward said: "The market performs important public functions and is not a private game of self-enrichment. "While these trades did ...

UK insurer fined for annuity sales failings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... September 2017 to existing Prudential pension holders. FCA's executive director of enforcement and market oversight Mark Steward said: "These are very serious breaches that caused harm to those customers. Prudential is now rightly focused on redress ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Bloomberg has launched U.S. equity benchmark capabilities, marking a significant step for Bloomberg in the equity index space. The new equity offering includes the Bloomberg U.S. Large Cap Index as well as growth, value and dividend indices. These benchmarks ...

Purdue bankruptcy vindicates ESG screens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy after facing a slew of lawsuits for the mismarketing of its product OxyContin. The company's marketing and mislabelling of OxyContin has seen it accused of causing the opioid addiction crisis in the US. Purdue ...