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Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
Good, bad or ugly, there were events a-plenty last week for speculators and investors to digest for guidance on what lies ahead. There's the lingering North Korean nuclear threat - although this has barely made it to headlines over the past week; there's ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... from shale and/or oil from tar sands. The new guidelines align with the group's previous decisions to reduce its support for coal mines and coal-fired power generation, particularly companies that are not pursuing a policy of diversifying their energy ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
APRA is calling on the Senate to increase its regulatory powers to help improve superannuation governance, transparency and member outcomes. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee aiming to address weaknesses ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Australia's largest superannuation funds have partnered to address investors' growing concerns about the long-term viability of the coal sector in Australia. Cbus and First State Super, working with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and EY ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... poses. In particular, claimants pointed to the bank's refusal to rule out participating in funding for the Adani Carmichael coal mine. The claim made to the courts alleged that by not disclosing the risks climate change poses, the bank failed to provide ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... of the Norwegian people - a population of approximately 5.2 million. In April last year the Norges Bank announced that 52 coal companies, including Australia-based Whitehaven Coal and New Hope Corp, would be excluded from fund. The exclusions came after ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... prices". The S&P GSCI commodity price index is down 2.8% this year to date. So are Australia's major commodity exports - coal prices are lower by 11.1% and iron ore is 7.3%. The Australian dollar reached a high of US$0.811 during last week's trading ...

Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... from niche to mainstream." "While other fund managers may be investing heavily in industries with an uncertain future, like coal, we're making positive investments that benefit the planet, people and animals. We invest in sectors such as IT, healthcare ...

Blue Sky profits underscore alternatives opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... Education, he added, would continue to be an attractive sector, given that "it's our third-largest industry after iron ore and coal, and it's a strategically important part of the Australian economy." Discussing Blue Sky's value proposition more broadly ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... Accelerated developments in technology have huge implications for the Energy and Utilities sectors, with the potential to reduce coal, oil and gas demand in the short-term. This is particularly relevant for Australia, "given the size of [its] superannuation ...