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QIC and Future Fund back $3bn renewable fund

KERRIE SYDEE, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
QIC and the Future Fund have backed a $2-3 billion fund with AGL that, once fully invested, will own roughly 10% of Australia's renewable energy capacity. A strategic partnership between the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund and the Future Fund will see ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The Victorian Government green bond, issued on 19 July, has raised $300 million and will be used to help finance and refinance Victorian state investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, low carbon public transport and energy efficient ...

Regulator issues new risk management guidance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Responsible entities of managed funds are receiving further guidance around risk management as ASIC aims to ensure adaptability in changing market conditions. Yesterday ASIC released a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory guidance and said ...

PROFILE: Metlife chief executive Deanne Stewart

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
A born leader, Deanne Stewart, chief executive of MetLife Australia, has both a love of numbers and desire to help others, two things that have driven her commitment to creating change in the financial services industry. Stewart says she has always ...

New $70bn MLC fund gives retail access to unlisted

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The scale advantages of the $70 billion merged MLC Super Fund will deliver better returns to members through access to the unlisted space, according to NAB Wealth executive general manager Paul Carter. Speaking on a panel on superannuation fund scale ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Standard Life Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson has called on governments to ease monetary policy further in light of some worrying structural trends which he said were amplified by the result of the UK's referendum on EU membership. Lawson ...

Executive reshuffle at KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
KPMG Australia is appointing a new chief information officer with its outgoing CIO moving in to the newly-created role of chief digital officer. Joining KPMG as its new chief information officer is Craig Wishart. He replaces Anthony Stevens, who now ...

Mercer wins new super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
Wealth management firm Mercer recently won a superannuation partnership with one of Australia's largest mining services companies, adding about 4000 new members to the Mercer Super Trust. The partnership saw Orica transition about one-third of its workforce ...

Bentley slams Keybridge response to restructure proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Bentley Capital has criticised Keybridge Capital's explanatory notes about the former's proposal to remove Keybridge's chair and appoint Bentley nominees to the board. On July 7, ahead of Keybridge's July 29 extraordinary general meeting, Keybrige chair ...

Fortnum adds five new practices

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Independently-owned dealer group Fortnum Financial Advisers has broadened its reach across three Australian cities with five practices joining the group's boutique offering, FPSA Group (FPSA). Lifeguard Financial Services, APS Financial Planning and ...