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Green bonds set to soar despite policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... "Investment in green infrastructure is increasing at a rapid rate, here and overseas," BNP Paribas head of global markets James Hayes said. The Climate Bonds Initiative estimates that the funds sitting under green bonds will jump from the US$37 billion ...

Former Platinum deputy CIO sets up new boutique

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... have the track record. I'm at the point where I want to build a team." Mitchell has recruited two analysts from Platinum, James Rodda and Rameez Sadikot, and is joined by four investment professionals from Perennial's business. Mitchell is also looking ...

Challenger negotiates Care Annuity compromise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... Challenger has withdrawn its Federal Court proceedings against the government. The hearing due today will no longer take place. Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said: "This is an appropriate outcome for our frail and vulnerable aged customers ...

Royal commission must look at 'full picture': TWUSUPER CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Incoming TWUSUPER chief executive Paul Sayer has questioned the motivation of the Royal Commission into Union Governance and Corruption, urging the commissioner to take a balanced view in his initial findings, which are due out on Monday. Just over ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
Investors in the Australian share market can expect sluggish growth at best in 2015, as the fall in commodity prices flows on to the wider Australian economy. Plummeting oil prices and the resulting sudden fall in the domestic share market in early ...

'Twilight pool' block trading venue to launch in 2015

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... pool venues, in a space described by BestEx director Philip Weinberg as a semi-lit or 'twilight' pool. Trading will take place between 11 and 11:10 am, when prices are generally at their most stable. The price will be frozen at whatever the market price ...

Government explains Challenger annuity mix-up

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... that, in practice, investors can receive all of their capital back as a lump sum." The DSS said the reassessment would take place in the New Year, adding, "The Department intends to work with Challenger to ensure affected investors are informed of what ...

Cash rate more likely to fall than rise: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... residential property prices," Mead told Financial Standard. "But to the extent there can be some other mechanisms put in place in order to slow down that growth of property prices, then the RBA will have a greater degree of freedom in relation to potentially ...

Cbus delivered last blow before RC interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... in the leak, but only to some lesser degree?" Counsel Assisting did not comment on Lis-Con's submission, which sought to place more blame on Cbus chief executive David Atkin than the Counsel Assisting had done. Atkin was not singled out in either of ...

Industry bodies must avoid duplicating work: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... Superannuation industry bodies must be on their guard against duplicating the same work and consider merging if duplication is taking place, according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "I think ...