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Fixed income investors get new ESG rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... evaluations. The firm said ESG conversations had become important to investors, with 82% of its meetings with sovereign and corporate debt issuers coring ESG topics last year, a 54% increase from 2018. Insight senior ESG analyst Joshua Kendall said the ...

ASIC sues CBA, CFS over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... State, to task over $22 million in conflicted remuneration issues which it alleges ran up until June 30 last year. The corporate regulator has sued CBA, and the investment arm of its wealth business Colonial First State in the Federal Court, alleging ...

Sydney boutique research head steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... involved as a major shareholder and investor in the boutique's funds. He joined VGI in 2008 from BDO Kendalls' corporate finance and audit divisions where he was a manager and an analyst. He was appointed an executive director in 2011.

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... every now and then and when it does, everyone agrees that Australia would be far better off with a properly functioning corporate bond market, however the only change to date has been immaterial and a tinkering at the edges with no progress made." FIIG ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... investment-grade rung. The ratings agency said moves by the US central bank to pump liquidity into the market through corporate bond purchases may help buffer the market. "The Federal Reserve's April 9 announcement that it would be including COVID-19-era ...

Euroz, Hartleys to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... outcomes, Euroz executive chair Andrew McKenzie said. "Hartleys has an excellent reputation as a leading stockbroker, corporate finance, institutional and wealth management business," he said. "Combining our firms will create a dominant Western Australian ...

Local investment firm to list in Canada

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... million in investments. First Growth Funds also has an advisory business called First Growth Advisory which provides corporate advisory, capital raising and capital markets to support its portfolio, according to the company.

APRA hands reins to ASIC in AUSTRAC case

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
APRA has delegated some of its enforcement powers to the corporate watchdog, as the two agencies continue their investigations into AUSTRAC's allegations against Westpac. To limit any overlap, the prudential regulator will hand over responsibilities ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... meeting in early March and by another 40 basis points to 0.1% later that month - as well as increasing its government and corporate bond purchases by £200 billion to £645 billion. Similarly, the Johnson government worked from home - implementing support ...

Vanguard taps former industry fund boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... more than 12 years, including during its merger with Sunsuper. He stayed on for about 10 months as head of strategy and corporate development, before a short stint as a senior consultant at Pinnacle Investment Management. His appointment is the latest ...