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Pension fund consortium acquires renewable energy portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... 1.9 gigawatt operational onshore wind asset. Equis Energy is said to be one of the largest renewable energy independent power producer in Asia Pacific, with over 180 assets comprising 11,135 megawatts in operation, construction and development. GIP chair ...

Investment boutique adds global SMA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
Private Portfolio Managers is expanding its managed accounts offering to improve the limited access advisers and clients have to actively managed global shares. Having only offered global individually managed accounts to date, PPM cited demand for an ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... recommendations to the Government by the end of November. In its last paper, the Taskforce recommended to increase ASIC's power to ban "unfit" senior managers, directors and officers of financial services companies.

BEAR should apply to insurance bosses: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
The Banking and Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) should be widened to executives of life insurance companies, the latest spot poll results shows. All of the respondents gave a resounding 'yes', with 67% strongly agreeing and 33% agreeing that ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Chinese nation" and "making life better for the Chinese people". He dreamed this dream five years ago upon his succession to power in 2012. This would entail building a "moderately prosperous society" and eradicating poverty by 2021 to coincide with ...

BEAR closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) is one step closer to being legislated with the Turnbull Government yesterday referring its Bill to the House of Representatives. Incorporating the Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability ...

ACSA appoints inaugural chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
The Australian Custodial Services Association has appointed its first chief executive. In June, Financial Standard reported that ACSA was on the hunt for a part-time chief executive, reporting directly to ACSA chair David Knights. Four months later ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... sands. The new guidelines align with the group's previous decisions to reduce its support for coal mines and coal-fired power generation, particularly companies that are not pursuing a policy of diversifying their energy sources. It is also key to BNP ...

Chinese wealth firm takes stake in investment platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
A Melbourne-based Chinese wealth management firm has invested $1.4 million in an Australian wholesale investment platform, making it the platform's third-largest shareholder. BMY Group now sits behind Invesco and founder Steve Torso as the leading shareholders ...

Taking advice to the streets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... consumer led social media campaign aimed at helping people realise the importance of their own financial wellbeing. "The power of social contexting, as in 'What are other people like me doing/saying?' is very influential, Donat said. Part two of the ...