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Australia carbon reporting quality on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
The quality of carbon reporting by Australian companies is higher on average than those in Europe, the Americas and relative to Asia-Pacific neighbours, according to KPMG research. The KPMG Corporate Responsibility Reporting Survey 2015 identified the ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
A week and a day after equity markets welcomed Super Mario Draghi's announcement that the European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of ...

ANZ rolls out new executive team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... international. Faruqui will be based in Hong Kong and will have responsibility for ANZ's institutional business in Asia, Europe and America. He will also join ANZ's executive committee reflecting the strategic importance of Asia to ANZ's future success. ...

Future Fund puts in another strong year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... lower than they have been historically. This, combined with risks such as a slowdown in China and the refugee crisis in Europe and central banks' lack of remaining firepower to fight economic setbacks, warranted a more cautious approach in the medium-term ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... but that would ultimately prove to be a boon for oil consuming countries, and they're the big ones - US, China, India, Europe, Japan....and we haven't even factored in the latest central bank promises yet.

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Woe is us! Just as the European Central Bank (ECB) appears to be winning its fight against inflation, justifying its less-than-expected "go slow" on stimulus policy announcement last 3 December, crude oil comes along. Though minimal, latest Eurozone ...

ETFs saw record growth in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw their highest-ever annual growth in 2015, increasing funds under management by 42% to $21 billion. As BetaShares' Australian ETF Review: Year End 2015 report noted, the ETF sector saw record inflows in 2015 in spite ...

Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... "Globally, the Top Ten have invested in such assets as ING Life Korea; Globalvia, a portfolio of infrastructure assets in Europe and Latam; Port of Brisbane, one of Australia's fastest growing container ports; Open Grid Europe, a gas transmission network ...

New business drives record HUB24 inflows

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... international listed companies via professionally managed portfolios from more than 15 global markets across North America, Europe and Asia.

PIMCO hires distressed credit specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
PIMCO has hired an executive vice president and portfolio manager focusing on distressed credit strategies. Based in the firm's London office, Lionel Laurant will report to Marc Seidner, managing director and chief investment officer - non-traditional ...