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Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian Ethical Super is a cornerstone investor in a new $100 million green bond issued by the Investa Commercial Property Fund. Demand for the oversubscribed issuance was strong among both "green" and general debt investors, with the Clean Energy ...

LGS reinstates responsible investing restrictions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Industry superannuation fund Local Government Super is strengthening its commitment to responsible and sustainable investing by reinstating its investment restriction on nuclear energy and uranium industries. LGS removed investment restrictions on certain ...

Infratil sells $237m aged care stake to investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Infratil disposed of its 19.91% stake in a leading provider of New Zealand aged care facilities, netting $237.93 million via an off-market block trade. The stake in Metlifecare, sold to New Zealand-based investment bank Forsyth Barr for $5.61 per share ...

New alliance to encourage female planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Supporting the growth of women in financial planning, the Financial Planning Association of Australia will work with Financial Executive Women to advance the progression of women in the industry. Announcing the alliance at the 4th annual Financial Executive ...

Global fintech heralds Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
A global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions is boosting its local footprint by appointing a country manager for Australia. Andrew Wood joins AxiomSL from IMF Bentham, where he held an interim consultant role. Prior to that ...

AMP Capital partners for Irish healthcare assets

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
AMP Capital partnered with an Irish investment manager to establish a new investment vehicle targeted at primary care centres in Ireland. The new vehicle, Valley Healthcare, is jointly managed by AMP Capital and Irish Life Investment Managers. The centres ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Merits behind the Superannuation (Objective) Bill may soon be debated in the Senate, following a Senate Economics Legislation Committee report filed on Tuesday. Committee chair, Senator Jane Hume, told Financial Standard that after considering all positions ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
The financial services sector should not be tempted by "shiny new [fintech] toys", and must continue to invest in maintenance of core technology, says APRA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres ...

Rejected TPD claims deemed fair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
An independent review of 141 rejected TPD claims has cleared BT Financial Group of any wrongdoing. The review, conducted by an independent law firm with oversight from EY, confirmed that none of the 141 Total and Permanent Disability claims made over ...

Regulator finalises ANZ compliance review

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
ASIC confirmed the completion of ANZ's independent compliance review. The review, which was conducted by PwC, investigated compliance functions of ANZ's life and general insurance, superannuation and funds management businesses within the OnePath group. ...