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WTW launches ESG index strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
Willis Towers Watson has developed a new strategy which integrates ESG factors in the investment process with the help of a major index provider. WTW teamed up with MSCI to establish the Adaptive Capped ESG Universal Index. The strategy offers equity ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... in 2014 became the first Western country to issue an Islamic bond, otherwise known as a sukuk. This five-year sukuk raised GBP£200 million and was 10 times oversubscribed, with investor demand exceeding GBP£2.3 billion. "The Australian Government is ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Small and medium enterprises will finally be able to raise funds from the general public in exchange for equity following the regulators issuance of the first batch of crowdfunding intermediary licences. Yesterday ASIC granted licenses to seven platforms ...

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... positions as, in local currency terms, financials were down 6.1% in June. The sharp rise in the Australian dollar versus the GBP of 13% in June also had an impact on K2's performance. Neal said K2 expected the US Federal Reserve to lift its official ...

Corporate bond issue closes at $35m oversubscribed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... yield to maturity, running yield and institutional market price on over 200 AUD Fixed Rate, AUD Floating Rate, USD, EUR and GBP denominated bonds. Prices will be based on the observation of institutional market mid-point values, which determined from ...

UBS creates APAC real estate role

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... business is one of the largest real estate managers in the world, actively managing real estate investments, worth approximately GBP 42.7 billion in Asia, Europe and the US and across the major real estate sectors.

Fidelity's Taylor kicks-off scholarship

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... scholarship will be available from the 2013-14 academic year, and be awarded annually, providing the winner with a 20,000 GBP sterling scholarship. The recipient will be determined by the school on broad-based criteria including academic excellence ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... Infrastructure Partners. Referring to British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's recent ambitious plan to raise GBP 20bn from pension funds for 500 infrastructure projects, Mark Crosbie, managing partner at Antin said the lack of interest is ...

Northern Trust secures UK charity mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
Northern Trust has won a GBP345 million mandate from The Nesta Trust for custody and related services. The mandate represents Northern Trust's focus on charities, foundations and endowments following recent wins in the UK from the Health Foundation ...

Variable annuity sales in the UK reach GBP1bn

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012