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Pension fund consortium acquires renewable energy portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... operates in Japan, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Thailand. It has some promising 155 long-term developments in its pipeline, including a 1.9 gigawatt operational onshore wind asset. Equis Energy is said to be one of the largest renewable ...

Asset managers tested, remain optimistic: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... upshot for active managers is to become "hyper-efficient to succeed in the future." Three-quarters cited regulatory developments will make it tougher for smaller asset managers to make it on their own. MiFID II particularly is a cause for concern, with ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... unexpected movements in oil prices and the foreign exchange value of the dollar, as well as that of idiosyncratic developments unrelated to broader economic conditions." The case for the temporary nature of low inflation. "A more important issue from ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... stays above the target in a stable manner. The bank will make policy adjustments as appropriate, taking account of developments in economic activity and prices as well as financial conditions, with a view to maintaining the momentum toward achieving ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... conditions relative to its objective of full employment and 2% inflation also accounts for "readings on financial" developments. While some would be concern by the higher cost of credit, raising interest rate by another 25 basis points come December ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... international conditions as much more negative than three months ago - likely reflecting sharp increases in energy costs and developments around North Korea. The only material improvement was around jobs where news was viewed much less negatively than ...

CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... shareholder class action". "CBA has not been served with any legal proceedings. We will keep the market informed of developments," the statement read.

Low-flation becoming less transitory?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... term. Near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced, but the Committee is monitoring inflation developments closely." It concluded with the forward guidance that "the Committee expects to begin implementing its balance sheet normalisation ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... In turn, this allows for the provision of robo-advice and works to future-proof the legislation for technological developments. It also serves to increase the New Zealand population's access to quality financial advice. In line with this, the Bill also ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... been seen as future or [a] non-financial problems", but made it clear "that this is no longer the case". Accelerated developments in technology have huge implications for the Energy and Utilities sectors, with the potential to reduce coal, oil and gas ...