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NAB launches asset backed green bond

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... transaction for FlexiGroup. It represents Australia's first Australian-dollar denominated, publicly offered asset-backed green bond and the world's first "Climate Bond Certified" ABS transaction to meet the criteria for certification under the Climate ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... partners bring expertise in a broad range of financial specialty areas. This includes clean energy infrastructure finance, green bonds, project finance, green asset-backed securities, emerging markets investment and advisory assistance, and approaches ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Well he tried, and he tried, and he tried but he can't get no satisfaction, oh no, no. no. For all intents and purposes, ECB President Mario Draghi over-delivered on the eagerly-awaited stimulus promised two months ago. He came in firing not with one... ...

T+2 settlement arrives on Monday

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... income markets, both in Australia and New Zealand," Hiom said. Stockbrokers Association of Australia chief executive Andrew Green said T+2 gives Australia a significant competitive advantage at a time when global investors are yearning for confidence ...

HNWIs foresee bullish 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2016
... they have held in reserve to top up and diversify their investment portfolios," said deVere Group chief executive Nigel Green. "The survey overwhelmingly demonstrates that they are aware of the opportunities to buy high quality equities at the prices ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... could affect growth and inflation in the United States". The interpretation of these is captured in Bloomberg's headline, "Bond Market Moves Closer to Seeing No Fed Rate Increases in 2016" - a case for US$ weakness. The next move in the US$ would depend ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... environmentally friendly business model," AXA IM's report said. Given that 2015 was the fourth consecutive record year for green bonds issuances, AXA IM said this year will signal a need for selectivity. It said corporates are now the number one issuers ...

ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) says exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the largest beneficiaries of global market volatility as investors look to dodge high levels of uncertainty. SSGA Australia head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly said while dramatic ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Are we barking at the wrong tree? Let me rephrase that, we are barking at the wrong tree. It has been less than a month ago - before this wailing and gnashing of teeth - that bad China news brought hopes that central command would fight back with stimulus ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... So is the market-based measure of inflation expectations - the yield differential between the nominal 10-year US Treasury bond and the 10-year US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The differential stood at 1.75% last night, down from 1.87% ...