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Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

First clean energy seed fund launched

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
Specialist investment manager, Artesian Venture Partners, has launched Australia's first Clean Energy Seed Fund, which includes a $10 million commitment from the new $1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund. The $20 million seed fund will focus on discovering ...

ASIC determines Aussie equity market "mostly clean"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... leading up to said announcements. Overall, the report found a decline in suspicious behaviour over the past 10 years. "In a clean market, security prices should instantaneously react to new information released through the proper channels," ASIC said. ...

CSC and Infratil back student accommodation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Purpose-built student accommodation is showing its hand as an emerging asset class with two large investors closing a deal with the Australian National University (ANU) this week. ANU has awarded both the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) ...

Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Uniting Financial Services (UFS) has joined the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to drive Australia's commercial property sector towards a higher-performance future. UFS, the Treasury and Investment Services arm of the Uniting Church in Australia ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... concerns, BP's net debt is now A$41 billion, up 24% in AUD terms in the past 12 months. Record investment into CEFC projects The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed a record $837 million to new investments in the Australian clean energy ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... life insurance is a "unity ticket." "I think this is a bipartisan issue. Everyone in parliament wants to get this industry clean and operating properly regardless of who wins parliament, or if it's a hung parliament," he explained. "I'll be very happy ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... class which delivers a range of investment exposures, including: macro themes such as demographics around emerging Asia and clean green food; scope for adding value through active management; and improving portfolio diversification. "We are conscious ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
'Brexit', the worry du jour and the epic horror movie of our time that's coming soon, very soon to a theatre near us. With only four sleeps to go before the Brits vote to leave or remain in the European Union this coming Thursday (23 June), the UK remains ...

Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... will add to that profile and encourage other potential bank based issuers to follow their lead." Cornerstone investor, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), has committed $90 million to Westpac's first climate bond issuance. CEFC chief executive ...