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Hastings wins Japanese government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... Management was awarded an infrastructure debt mandate by the $181 billion bank owned by the Japanese government. The Development Bank of Japan, which is managed by the Japanese Minister of Finance and provides investment and loan services to domestic ...

Ohanessian challenges Praemium board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... "different skill-set [that] would better serve the company's leadership needs for the next phase of its growth and development." In a statement, Australian Ethical chief investment officer David Macri affirmed the fund's support of Ohanessian. "We support ...

Suncorp inches closer to NZ insurer takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Suncorp increased its stake in a leading New Zealand insurer to 19.9% following a takeover bid in February. Suncorp's bid for Tower Insurance occurred shortly after the latter entered into a scheme implementation agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings. ...

DomaCom signs global agriculture crowdfunding deal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... successful crowdfunding exercise to allow retail investors to collectively acquire an agriculture asset was an "exciting development" for the industry. "In the past retail investors have effectively been locked out of buying into rural properties," Peardon ...

Actuaries Institute names new president

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... especially on personal health, can now be made available, but how far do we let that determine policy and product development? That's a question industry and the government need to answer." Lyon succeeds Lindsay Smartt, who took on the role in January ...

Grant Samuel flags two senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... Samuel from Franklin Templeton, where he was senior manager, institutional sales. Before that, he was head of business development at MMC Asset Management, and has held roles at PwC, Westpac, AMP and Clayton Utz. New head of retail distribution Stephen ...

Largest Aussie single solar project deal sealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... "This latest package of transactions sets an exciting new benchmark in the provision of finance to accelerate the development and delivery of renewable energy projects in Australia... This trend of increasing competition and appetite for renewables among ...

Doubting the benefit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Lost in the current expectations du jour - inevitable Fed rate hike on the 15th of March (and how many more thereafter) and US president Trump's reflationary policies (would they be passed in full, scaled down, or abandoned) are recent developments ...

NAB pushes planning career path

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... bachelor degree majoring in financial planning. Recipients will also receive an invitation to a NAB FP professional development day and a mentorship with a senior NAB financial planner. In partnership with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and ...

S&P measures green bond performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
S&P Dow Jones Indices recently launched a green bond index licensed to VanEck for an exchange-traded fund. The S&P Green Bond Select Index measures the performance of bonds that finance environmentally-friendly projects and fulfil a strict set of requirements ...