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Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... leveraging private investment in small and medium enterprise in the Asia-Pacific region has been launched by the Australian Government. The $40 billion emerging markets impact investment fund will support SME's that generate positive social and development ...

Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... a criticism, Wyld said, but a reflection of a structure which is currently "diffused." He added that the Australian Government has been criticised over a number of years by the OECD in terms of what it does, how it manages the issue and how proactively ...

Australian trustee hits top 10 responsible investment list

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... Woods II program, which develops analytic tools and advocacy strategies for responsible investors, said the Australian government's Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation was the 10th most responsible asset allocator in the world. It occupies the list ...

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
Failure to address housing affordability issues could have long term national implications, with more Australians entering retirement without owning their home and low socioeconomic households forced out of cities, according to CEDA. In its latest report ...

Charter Hall launches new office fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... currently has six office buildings; a newly acquired office development in Adelaide fully leased to the South Australian Government for a 15-year period was most recently added to the portfolio. The other investments include: the Foxtel Building in Moonee ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... your super, insurances and loans all these years." Speaking at the launch event last night, member of the Australian government's Financial Literacy Board, Robert Brown said the standard is designed to give consumers the certainty and confidence they ...

Blue Sky wins $50m venture capital mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... a $50 million venture capital fund and will open a new Adelaide office as part of the process. The South Australian Government awarded the mandate for the South Australian Venture Capital Fund (SAVCF) following a tender and evaluation process; Blue Sky ...

Mystery buyer for $800m Aussie bond record

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
A single buyer has snapped up all $800 million of Australian government bonds issued by the Australian Office of Financial Management on Wednesday. It is reported to be the largest single purchase of Treasury Bonds based on auction records dating back ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... "They are putting a dagger to business, when South Australia needs business most," he said of the South Australian Government. The state opposition in South Australia vowed yesterday to oppose the tax, which was welcomed by Commonwealth Bank chief executive ...

SuperConcepts to close Victorian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... office located in Glen Waverly, Victoria. Last week the AMP-owned business, in conjunction with the South Australian Government, announced it would be increasing its operations in South Australia after receiving a $1.6 million grant from the state's ...