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Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... FlexiGroup's certified green bond, an Australian first bond linked to solar PV and renewable energy assets. Westpac Institutional Bank will solely lead the transaction. It also played a lead management role in the first ever Kangaroo Green Bond issued ...

Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Both listed and direct real estate should be considered in an investment portfolio as the correlation between returns, diversification and volatility are similar over the long term. This is the view presented in a recent AMP Capital white paper. The ...

Millennials want homes not retirements

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The view that Australian millennials would sooner save for a property than retirement has been confirmed in recent industry superannuation fund research. REST Industry Super found that from a survey of more than 1000 millennials, 87% believe the Australian ...

Omega wins institutional credit mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Omega Global Investors has been awarded a $100 million global credit mandate by a $1 billion institutional investor. Uniting Financial Services, the funds management arm of The Uniting Church Synod of NSW and the ACT, appointed Omega on its ability ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
About US$30 billion is needed for an asset owner to have the "raw materials" to implement a good investment strategy according to global consultant Willis Towers Watson. The firm's global head of investment, Chris Ford, told a recent Sydney ideas exchange ...

Aussies unsure about super contributions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
More than 70% of Australians don't know the superannuation guarantee rate, highlighting a difficulty in producing comfortable retirements as people are unaware of what they're contributing in the lead up. Sunsuper's 2016 Australian Employee Insights ...

Latest APRA stats show drop in super assets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Superannuation assets fell 0.6% in the year to 31 March, according to the latest stats from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Total super assets dropped to $2 trillion in the 12-month period partially driven by poor investment performance. ...

Federation Alliance launches Federation Super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Federation Alliance has launched Federation Super, which will join Federation Managed Accounts on the company's platform offering. Federation Alliance is serviced by Australian Unity, a provider of national healthcare, financial services and retirement ...

Energy Super to offer Mercer LifetimePlus

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Energy Super will offer Mercer's retirement income product, LifetimePlus, to its members through an account-based pension from 1 July. The industry super fund said the move allows members to keep their super in the fund without altering their investment ...

Neuberger Berman makes senior hire

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Neuberger Berman has expanded its institutional relationship team with the appointment of a vice president - institutional business. With more than 10 years' experience working with institutional investors, Maxine Kraut will join the Melbourne based ...