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FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... Russell's statement said the model was important because traditional ESG indices focus on completely excluding hydrocarbon or heavy carbon dioxide producers from portfolios; the LCE approach, meanwhile, "allows users to track revenues from goods, products ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... quarters will look better than Q1, but the outlook is gloomy. It's times like these that demonstrate the risks of such a heavy reliance on one or two sectors. "Thinking globally really helps diversify this risk away, not only from a sector perspective ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... that capital back is highly unlikely," Benari said. "The emphasis on the accumulation phase of superannuation has led to heavy reliance on investing in growth assets, predominantly equities and property. About 48% of super fund asset allocation is to ...

Super needs calm after budget shake-up: Vamos

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... super, more than three times as many people are better off than worse off," Vamos said. She added ASFA has been silent on the heavy political debate about retrospectivity because the wrong questions are being asked and not looking about whether the government's ...

Government allocates $920m pa for Smart Cities infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... (maintenance of local road infrastructure assets), Black Spot (investment in improving safety at regular road crash sites), heavy vehicle safety, bridges maintenance and maintenance of national transport networks. Specifically, the Budget provisions ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... the equity stage - something that can be achieved through Cbus' property division. "A lot of infrastructure assets have heavy and discreet property elements. Bring something to the table rather than just equity and it's a path they will be pursuing," ...

Munich Re Australasia MD and global CEO step down

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... shoes' of my predecessor. "This new responsibility comes during difficult times. The ongoing low-interest-rate phase places a heavy burden on the insurance industry and on Munich Re. Primary insurance and reinsurance need to go through some rather challenging ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... managers seek to do but organise and de-personalise it into a scalable process. This is what prompted CFM to develop its heavy emphasis on hard research using the ever expanding capabilities of big-data and technology. It has resulted in them now managing ...

ME names chairman replacing Weaven

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
ME has named the person taking over from not-for-profit sector heavyweight Garry Weaven as chair of the industry fund-owned bank. Ken Hodgson, who joined the ME board in January 2012, took over from Weaven on 1 January 2016. The decision was ratified ...

Cbus Royal Commission findings impact industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... his scathing final report, Commissioner Dyson Heydon said the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) heavy membership at industry super fund Cbus would have influenced three fund executives to secretly release confidential information ...