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Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... of at least 6.53 per cent in the next five years to meet the government's goal of establishing a "moderately prosperous society", Li said in an October 23 speech to Communist Party members, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to ...

Australian Ethical aims super high

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... collaborative approach for the business community to achieve positive change. "We are facing critical challenges as a society, with climate change arguably the most pressing one. None of these big issues can be addressed by governments, businesses or ...

Imputation's economic effects unclear: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... of lower cost of capital, Davis said investors aren't necessarily getting any benefit from it. He said the benefit to society is "that we have more physical investment because the distortion of tax creates a gap between socially productive investment ...

Super funds eye impact investing structures

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... superannuation funds are starting to look at investment structures to invest in profitable ventures that have a positive impact in society. "Impact investing doesn't exist as an asset class. At the moment there isn't any noteworthy conversation to be ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... said the financial services and superannuation industries are "at the pointy end of technological transformation in our society and among the most affected by the extraordinary change in the global and domestic economies." "Australia's services economy ...

China puts another one in the bag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... payments, followed by the euro 27.2% and the British pound (8.5%). The yen made up 2.76%. And according to Bloomberg, citing a Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications' statement, "it was second for global issuance of letters of credit ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015

Global Financial Inclusion winners announced

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... Wall Street Journal's Financial Inclusion Challenge, supported by the MetLife Foundation, has been recognised by The Asia Society in Hong Kong. The Challenge is a global project launched in Asia to recognise innovative, sustainable, scalable strategies ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... low active shares and charging full-freight fees on them. I think the passive industry has done a wonderful service for society." So where next for Magellan? Is Douglass worried about talented staff running off to set up their own firms? "I think it's ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... partner at law firm Youngdahl & Citti, told Responsible Investor: "The effects of climate change on investments and on society was not an issue when many holdings were purchased. "Today it is. Thus, trustees must consider what effect climate change has ...