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Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... management, is due to release a joint study showing how the superannuation system is failing young workers in the age of the gig economy. Together with the John Curtin Research Centre, the report will outline measures needed to address systemic issues ...

Industry supports super threshold removal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... "Removal of the threshold is a long overdue correction. As more and more people build portfolio careers around the gig economy, we need to move with the times and recalibrate SG to meet their needs. "Regardless of whether you have a full time, part time ...

Females dominating non-concessional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... tend to come and go; they are early in their careers and we are seeing that a lot of them are becoming part of the gig economy. That's a really important thing for us to consider when engaging them in the future," Whatley said. Whatley also spoke of ...

Fintech success insignificant so far: Fahy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... transformation of the superannuation sector will still undeniably come from through technology, as the rise of the gig economy, insecure employment, peer-to-peer platforms and experiences may prove more disruptive. "The real benefits of technology may ...

NAB launches offshore green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... secure energy needs now and into the future and we take very seriously the role we play in in transitioning to a low carbon economy. We remain very active in the clean energy sector and since October we have committed more than $1 billion in finance ...

Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... climate bond at $500 million, reflecting the continuing interest from investors for products that have an impact on the economy and the environment. The bond will fund 12 Australian projects, including seven wind farms and five low-carbon commercial ...

Turnbull backs financial start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... advantage of its strong financial position globally. "We simply will not remain a high-wage, generous social welfare net economy unless we are able to seize these opportunities and they are in abundance," Turnbull said. "Now this requires obviously support ...

China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... investment strategy group, Jeffrey Johnson, said China is a market that is impossible for investors to ignore despite its economy continuing to slow. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) panel event, Johnson said it was ...

US bond investors fund Australian wind farm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... launch demonstrates the key role debt markets play in supporting the growth of new markets and financing a low carbon economy, and raises the profile of the green bond asset class in Australia," he said. The renewable energy assets financed by the climate ...