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Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... achieve environmental re-ratings and improved value. "We see a strong future for our partnership with the CEFC and UFS. Improvements in the NABERS rating are proven to have a positive impact on attracting blue-chip tenants to formerly low income generating ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... Nick Paris argued that his firm had never wanted to see the fund dissolved; instead, LIM had suggested a number of improvements for the fund, including making it open-ended, in private correspondence back in 2015. "But 13 months on, we're looking at ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... complement services in these areas. "Social Impact Bonds can be an innovative way to deliver real and hopefully lasting improvements to what are unfortunately persistent social issues," Pallas said. The government reiterated that the SIBs will complement ...

Tasplan and RBF merger confirmed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... progress the merger further, we won't know exactly what the merged fund will look like - while we're expecting some improvements we're not planning to make any huge changes," Edwards said. "Between now and March, Tasplan is working closely with RBF to ...

Vision Super looks for admin partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... reporting, correspondence and member or employer online experience. He adds a new member can now join in 90 seconds. Improvements to the fund's administration are set to include: Additional functionality to transact online; quicker turnaround times on ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... Similarly, retail spending growth picked up pace, accelerating to 5.1% in the year to May from 4.3% in the previous month. Improvements are expected further out, supported by the Bank of Korea's surprised rate cut announcement in June. It lowered interest ...

Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Seventy-one cents in every dollar invested in the ASX200 belongs to companies demonstrating "leading" standards when it comes to environmental, social and governance reporting. This is one of several key findings by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed improvements for the Appointed Actuary role within insurance companies. The Appointed Actuary is a mandatory position insurers must have to provide independent, expert advice to boards ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... A shares, in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Over recent months Chinese authorities have introduced significant improvements in the accessibility of the China A shares market for global investors. These improvements include resolving issues of beneficial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... 1.25% following its 9 June monetary policy meeting because, "...exports have continued their trend of decline and the improvements in domestic demand activities such as consumption have weakened, while the sentiments of economic agents have also been ...