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Fossil fuel divestment gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
The fossil fuel divestment push is gathering pace, this time with 295 faculty members of Stanford University in the US writing to its board of trustees asking them to divest its $25 billion endowment fund from the investment sector. The Stanford University ...

Oil price shock, nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
I thought that in my lifetime I would never see someone out there in this galaxy wishin' and hopin' and prayin' higher oil prices to be. (Apart from those extracting, producing, investing in and lending to oil companies and nations, that is). And oh ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
The share market remains lower due to weak leads from the US and Europe and sliding commodity prices. The market opened around half a per cent lower and remained at a similar level at noon, following a fall of almost one per cent on Wall Street on Friday ...

AIA and Nest launch accelerator program

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
AIA Group Limited has announced the launch of a 12-week accelerator program to support innovative businesses and entrepreneurs. The initiative is a collaborative effort between AIA and Nest, a Hong Kong based investment incubator led by Simon Squibb. ...

Beddoes creates 10 Minute Business Planner

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The Beddoes Institute (Beddoes) has created a free interactive tool called The 10 Minute Business Planner, which will help explain the one key driver of success - a disciplined approach to business planning. Director of Beddoes Dr. Adam Tucker said ...

NZ Super Fund takes big stake in LanzaTech

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has taken a 17% stake in gas-to-liquid company LanzaTech. The stake, purchased for invested $US60 million ($A64.92 million) values the company at about $US400 million and makes the super fund the second-biggest ...

Inquiry asks for greater simple bond red tape reduction

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The cost of issuing corporate bonds for the retail market should be reduced further by amending the simple bond legislation to make disclosure less complicated, the Inquiry into the financial system has said in its final report. In one of its 44 recommendations ...

FSI favours Chile-style default super auction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
David Murray has recommended that the MySuper system be replaced by a default fund auction process similar to the Chilean model if fees do not come down considerably by 2020. The Financial System Inquiry final report has argued that superannuation fees ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street made moderate gains as energy and commodity shares rallied while data boosted confidence in the economy. At 0844 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

AustralianSuper appoints Principal to advise on US real estate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Giant industry fund AustralianSuper has selected Principal Real Estate as its investment advisor for its US office strategy, effective immediately. The non-discretionary mandate will focus on large, high-quality office investments in major US markets ...