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Pension lessons from around the world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... said. NEST was set up using a government loan, paid back with interest, with the ultimate goal of being an entirely self-financing national pension scheme. In seven years NEST has amassed more than seven million members and more than 680,000 employers. ...

Whitehelm targets $2.4tn sector

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... finance the scale up of integrated smart city solutions, which currently do not have access to long-term institutional financing and capability. "Smart cities are an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and communications technologies ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... uncertainties. This is because, according to the ECB president: "Our mandate...is a mandate towards price stability, not towards financing governments' deficits" and that "I'm still confident an agreement will be found." But it should be given ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... Governor Yi Gang said in a statement on the central bank's website that it is studying measures to ease companies' financing difficulties and will use policy tools to support banks' credit expansion. Liu Shiyu, head of the China Securities ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... real estate finance and help fill the gap. QRI is being launched at a time when the demand for non-bank real estate financing is growing, he said. Recent regulatory changes have forced Australian banks to reassess their exposures to the real estate market. ...

BTFG expands tobacco divestment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... as $46 billion industry superannuation fund HESTA helps lead a global push by large global investors to end tobacco financing at the UN General Assembly. The fund - which serves health and community services employees - is among 85 founding signatories ...

KKR offers $2.6b to acquire MYOB

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... of about 3% to MYOB's one-year high of $3.81. KKR's proposal is contingent on due diligence, obtaining debt financing and other conditions. "The MYOB board has commenced an assessment of the proposal and will keep the market informed in accordance ...

Elon Musk charged with securities fraud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... shareholder vote. "The SEC's complaint alleges that, in truth, Musk had not discussed specific deal terms with any potential financing partners, and he allegedly knew that the potential transaction was uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies," ...

AustralianSuper awards international property mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... top-tier locations in European cities." AustralianSuper's commercial real estate (CRE) debt mandate is targeting debt financing opportunities in London and other major European cities with a focus on both mezzanine and development/refurbishment opportunities ...

Industry super fund commits to green bonds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... and King County as founding signatories to the Green Bond Pledge. The pledge is set to see LGS declare that all bonds financing long-term infrastructure and capital projects will address environmental impacts and climate risks. For cities, county and ...