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NAB collaborates on responsible investment bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
National Australia Bank placed Australia's first sustainability bond for the Australian Catholic University, valued at $200 million. The bond, which funds both green bond and social bond projects aligned to the International Capital Markets Association's ...

Advice requires customisation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... Research shows while an adviser's expertise and reputation are critical to trust in the relationship, this over time shifts to focus on the individual and becomes relation-based, University of Adelaide associate professor Carolin Plewa said. Plewa, who ...

MLC Life launches group insurance platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... another step toward MLC Life's goal of becoming Australia's leading and most trusted life insurer which involves greater focus on fund and member engagement with life insurance and transparency, according to MLC Life chief customer officer of group insurance ...

An institutional approach to retirement advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... such as inflation, longevity, interest rates and other economic drivers. Individual investors, meanwhile, are typically focus on outperforming benchmarks with "no linkage to individual liabilities." "What are their goals? What are they trying to achieve? ...

Equity Trustees names philanthropy lead

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... philanthropic donors, Equity Trustees said. Trustee and wealth services executive general manager Ian Westley commented: "Our focus was on ensuring we can continue to provide excellent service to our clients, beneficiaries and the many charitable and ...

Responsible AUM strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
Nearly half (44%) of Australia's assets under management are invested responsibly, but the lack of awareness and qualified advice around responsible products remain the industry's biggest detractors. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia's ...

Government gives super system further makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... latest announcement is that superannuation funds will be asked to hold annual general meetings specifically with a member focus. Several of Australia's top super funds already host national and state-based member roadshows, as well as member meetings ...

Retirement income fund launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... partnered with Teh and his team. "Jason's track record speaks for itself, but it is his passion, integrity and singular focus on meeting client objectives that makes Vertium such an exciting investment manager partner. In addition, we believe there is ...

Global reinsurer adopts ESG framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... "Institutional investors are increasingly looking for ways to integrate ESG considerations into their investment process as they focus on long-termism by adopting investment strategies that explicitly build in their holistic views of the future. The ...

Atlantic Pacific Securities rebrands for wealth focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
Diversified funds management and financial advice firm Atlantic Pacific Securities is rebranding to ASR Wealth Advisers. The rebranding from APSEC to ASR Wealth Advisers (ASRW) aims to better align with the Australian Stock Report brand which is also ...