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Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... studied 111 impact investment products across the country. It found that the majority of impact investment products are "green" or "sustainable" bonds ($17 billion), while $2.9 billion was held by Australian investors in real assets, private debt, public ...

Chief economist update: Hong Kong is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was both a curse and a blessing (for lack of a better word) for China's Politburo. Social restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the powers-that-be to contain the virus sent the economy plunging 6.8% in the year to the March ...

Fund pulls mandate, alters pandemic definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... QSuper indicated a higher range of allocation to real estate at between 0% and 30% (AMP Capital's range was 0% to 10%). Green building was listed as one of the environmental and social issues important to QSuper members. It committed to a minimal exposure ...

ASX-listed brokerage appoints managing director

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
An ASX-listed share trading platform has appointed a managing director. Robert Edgley has been appointed as the managing director of SelfWealth, after serving as a non-executive director and acting chief executive since November 26 last year. Edgley ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... tax and industrial relations reform as a means of increasing our competitiveness." Meantime, deVere chief executive Nigel Green said investors should prepare for the world's central banks to continue cutting rates into the negative. "A new global era ...

Prodigy boutique to continue

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... considering alternative arrangements for small caps manager Flinders. Soon after the March 18 announcement, EQT gave Prodigy the green light to run its fund, deciding it was in the best interest of the investors. Flinders' investors have now been ...

Superannuation fund appoints co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Future Super has promoted Kirstin Hunter to co-founder, with responsibility for the business' strategy and growth. Hunter has worked with the fund for over three years starting as the chief operations officer in 2018 and moving up to managing director ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... your members are willing to pay for, then it's possible to be a small fund," Edwards said. Pointing to the likes of "deep-green" ethical funds such as Future Super, Edwards said smaller funds with membership bases which value their fund's uniqueness ...

Court to decide OneVue claim over Sargon sale

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... the financing) as joint equity investors in the purchase. APRA and Foreign Investments Review Board (FIRB) have given the green light to the three entities to take over Diversa, CCSL and Tidswell. The acquisition was completed this month and done through ...

New buyers for Sargon businesses confirmed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... also providing the financing) as joint equity investor. APRA and Foreign Investments Review Board (FIRB) have given the green light to the three entities to take over Diversa, CCSL and Tidswell. The acquisition was completed this month and done through ...