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Industry super fund commits to green bonds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
An $11 billion industry superannuation fund is a founding signatory to the Green Bond Pledge. Local Government Super (LGS), the industry fund for NSW local government employees joined the US state treasuries of California, New Mexico and Rhode Island ...

Chief economist update: Japan's sun shines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Japan's economy grew 0.7% in the June quarter after contracting 0.2% in the March quarter. This is stronger than the Cabinet Office's preliminary estimate of 0.5% and is the fastest growth rate since the first quarter of last year (0.7%). This ...

Perpetual reports $140m profit, investments business dips

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... although a number of product extensions are gaining traction and attracting inflows," Perpetual interim chief executive Chris Green said. "Over the year our Global Share Fund received a rating upgrade, we launched a new Ethical SRI Credit Fund, while ...

Industry fund awards fixed income ESG mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... social and governance risks across our investment portfolio," Turnbull said. About 15% of the mandate will be invested in green bonds. The new mandate doesn't change the fund's asset allocations. Fixed income (international and local) is about ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
If there's one thing Australia's "weekus horribilis" proved, it's that financial markets hate uncertainty. The week of 20-24 August began with a challenge to sitting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership of the Liberal Party and ended ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
It may still be early days but the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) "tweaking" of monetary appears to have done nothing significant for the yen and the Nikkei-225 so far. At the conclusion of its July 30-31 monetary policy meeting - where it kept current monetary ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
TAL is joining forces with a not-for-profit organisation to help raise greater awareness on mental health issues affecting the younger generation. Orygen specialises in providing mental health research, clinical services, training and education for ...

Former licensee chief to lead fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
The former chief executive of a financial advice dealer group will now lead an $855 million investment manager. Clime Investment Management has appointed Rod Bristow to the newly-created role of group chief executive. Bristow served as chief executive ...

Global property manager appoints Aussie asset management lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
A $157 billion real estate investment manager has appointed a former AMP Capital executive to head its Australian asset management business after the incumbent left in May. Rick Marston has been appointed as TH Real Estate's head of asset management ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
Emerging markets had been rallying even before 2017 turned into 2018, outperforming developed markets - 27.8% versus 16.3% - at the end of last year. Those were the days of synchronised growth upswing, given more oomph by Trump's declared corporate ...