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US bonds present ESG problem

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... investors should exercise caution before investing in US corporate bonds. Schroders global head of stewardship Jessica Ground told a media briefing in Sydney recently that some US corporate bonds present challenges to responsible investors. Using the ...

UBS appoints new country heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
UBS has appointed new co-country heads for Australasia, as Matthew Grounds announces his plans to retire from the firm. Grounds will retire at the end of the year after 11 years as UBS Australasia's country head and chief executive. "Matthew has been ...

Advice firm expands to Dubai

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... office in Dubai, located in the Dubai International Finance Centre. The goal of the expansion is for Atlas to provide on the ground services for Australian expats in Dubai and the greater Gulf region. As part of the move, Atlas founder and managing director ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... "Moreover, there is a high risk that acid rock drainage from the company's waste rock and tailings dumps will cause lasting ground and water contamination." Norges Bank said Rio Tinto has now made it clear to the fund that it is selling off its interest ...

ASIC FAR, advice industry contract

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... Synchron, Capstone and Akambo and Infocus made gains. Among the bigger players, ClearView, IOOF, TAL and State Plus also gained ground. The fastest growing advice group in the three years to December 2018 was the National Tax and Accountants Association ...

Impact investing an advice opportunity: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... be made from money operating in that independent cloud, to what that money is actually working towards achieving on the ground to make better outcomes for us in society, in the economy, in the environment and so on," he said. Impact investing connects ...

Macquarie Securities cops ASIC penalty

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Macquarie's securities business has paid a $300,000 penalty for contravening market integrity rules, the corporate regulator said this morning. ASIC issued an infringement notice to Macquarie Securities on May 3, after its markets disciplinary panel ...

Legg Mason launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
Global asset manager Legg Mason launched a new fund to meet growing market demand for investment options that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks. The Legg Mason QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund will embed ...

UBS co-head of equities departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The co-head of equities for Australia and New Zealand at UBS stepped down after 15 years with the firm. Chris Williams had been in the role since May 2015 alongside Steve Boxall, who will now have the sole responsibility for the role. Williams joined ...

Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... Going through all the prudential requirements they've got - it's hard to know how they'll actually do assessments on the ground," she explains. NCC Group tests the systems that its clients have in place to prevent cyber security breaches by conducting ...