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Global equities fund purges tobacco, fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... Vontobel global equity fund of its holdings in tobacco and carbon-based energy products. This includes coal and consumable fuels, oil and gas refining, oil and gas exploration and production, and integrated oil and gas and tobacco - the sub-industries ...

Aurora takes acquisition bid to Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... transactions and events" to shareholders. Under the Orient transaction, Molopo disbursed US$11.5 million to acquire 50% of Orient, an oil and gas company, from Gil Feiler (US$7m) and to meet initial drilling costs (US$4.5m). In its final orders, the ...

Chief economist update: ECB on track for exit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... noting that while headline CPI rose to 2% in June from 1.9% in the previous month, core inflation - that which exclude food and oil prices - remain muted (down to 0.9% in June from 1.1% in May). However, he takes comfort in the recent "pick up in nominal ...

Macrovue appoints ANZ Wealth executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... capability. MacroVue offers 10 concentrated global equity portfolios, differentiated by themes such as disruptive technology, big oil, luxury goods, internet of things and ageing population. They span 20 global markets and nine currencies. It is targeting ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil slips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
If one were to time the genesis of the recent surge in oil prices, it would have to be Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's interview with Time magazine around mid-April this year when he hinted at wanting the price of crude to reach around ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... Eireann - the lower house of parliament - passed a bill requiring the Irish government to sell off any interests in coal, oil, gas and peat held via its $14 billion sovereign development fund, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. The Fossil Fuel Divestment ...

Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... of England Funds. A spokesperson for the church said the vote would allow it to continue to push for "real change" in the oil and gas sector and use engagement, its voting rights and rights to file shareholder resolutions to drive the change it wanted ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... process involves excluding all companies that own any fossil fuel reserves or derive revenue from mining thermal coal or from oil and gas related activities. It also excludes companies involved in socially irresponsible activities such as alcohol, gambling ...

Chief economist update: Three ayes for a rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... that, "Inflation is expected to pick up by slightly more than projected in May in the near term, reflecting higher dollar oil prices and a weaker sterling exchange rate. Most indicators of pay growth have picked up over the past year and the labour market ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... deadline. Trade negotiations with China are also underway. There's the uncertainty over the US-North Korea summit, the rise in oil prices (because Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal), the fall in oil prices (because Saudi Arabia and Russia ...