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Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
A Swiss asset manager has invested $50 million in a Queensland-based solar energy plant, as it makes it first foray into Australian renewable assets. SUSI Partners is an asset manager based in Zurich that invests exclusively in renewable energy infrastructure ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
Westpac said while implementing the Future of Financial Advice reforms, it did not embed strong enough controls and record-keeping to police fee-for-no-service advice. The admission was made in the bank's annual sustainability report released today ...

NAB signals more bad advice remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
Among its FY18 results, National Australia Bank flagged that bad advice and fees for no service remediation will continue to dampen its future financial performance. Numerous contingent liabilities and potentially paying out more compensation plagued ...

Former Macquarie Capital head launches fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A Sydney asset manager led by former Macquarie Capital head of principal investments has kicked off a $500 million raise for its first fund. Federation Asset Management will invest in private equity including renewable energy and real estate focused ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
BlackRock has appointed a Sydney-based managing director to lead its renewable energy investments in Asia Pacific as it eyes new opportunities in the region. Charlie Reid is relocating from London for the role and will be responsible for sourcing, executing ...

ASIC to review FDS compliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
ASIC will review financial advice fee disclosure statements and renewal notices, after licenses submitted breach reports to the extent the corporate regulator is concerned about systemic non-compliance. The FDS review will examine to what extent advice ...

Philanthropic forces shift asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Forces within Australia's philanthropy sector are shifting the distribution of more than $1 billion in annual grants and funding to non-traditional sectors. Speaking at the Philanthropy Australia National Conference yesterday, JBWere Philanthropic Services ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
Vanguard is introducing an ethically conscious international equities fund alongside an ethically conscious global bond fund for investors looking to reflect their values through their investments. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares ...

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
A Swiss asset manager is offering two new sustainable infrastructure strategies with a combined capacity of about $1.7 billion to Australian institutional investors as it builds out its APAC presence. SUSI Partners currently has about $1.4 billion in ...

Life insurance loyalty waning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
More than 240,000 life insurance policyholders switched provider in the 12 months to June 2018, while a further 766,000 considered switching. According to the latest figures from Roy Morgan, more than one million risk and life insurance policies had ...