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World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... socially responsible mandate. Projects that will benefit from the transaction will include LED traffic lights, hydroelectric power stations, low-carbon buildings at Federation Square, the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, the Mernda Rail extension and the development ...

Independent body will make new standards simpler: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... back to RG146." De Gori reiterated that the independent body will not only establish a curriculum but will also have the power to audit education providers to ensure their degrees remain compliant with the curriculum. "This independent body is going ...

Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Millennials were more interested in asking ANZ's IBM Watson-powered robo-adviser whether it was married to Siri than getting insurance information, according to ANZ Group Innovation channel development manager Jeanette Cheah. Speaking on a panel at ...

ASX ranks third in global sustainability survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... easy task, but I'm glad I'm at least not ASIC. They have a very broad remit. I'd agree they're underfunded and need more power, but even if their powers were expanded and they were given more funding, it's still an impossible situation, which is why ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... finances in retirement, with government indebtedness and low inflation rates highlighted as a positive for the purchasing power of retirees. The report highlighted Australia's generous social security benefits as an 'achilles heel' because of their impact ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... market with its too rapid transition to renewable energy generation it's worth noting that last week Australia's eastern power grid comprising NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania produced an average output of 42 gigawatts against ...

Industry innovation is not coming from within: Sharp

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... August. Sharp said regulation imposed on Australia's banking, wealth management and superannuation sector has had greater power to disrupt the industry than organic innovation. The former co-founder of financial advice business Bridges Financial Services ...

National Seniors appoints CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
National Seniors has appointed a new chief executive. Dagmar Parsons joins the lobby group from Advisian, part of the WorleyParsons Group, where she was managing principal for Queensland, the Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea. She is also an executive ...

IFM appoints associate debt director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... where he was an associate director specialising in infrastructure debt transactions. Prior to that, he was vice president - power and utilities at RBC Capital Markets, and associate - power and energy at BBVA before that. He is a former flight instructor ...