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Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016

... pension funds has updated its investment expectations on human and children's rights, water management and climate change. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which manages about US$804 billion, recently released its 2015 review of responsible investment ...

Australian expats pension protected

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016

... Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the USA.

European managers in property buying spree

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015

Climate change to impact financial systems

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015

... and mitigate the risks of investing in the sectors most exposed to this phenomenon. Some institutions are following suit; Norway's US$882 billion sovereign wealth fund, for example, announced it was divesting further coal holdings in May.

AMP Capital to acquire Danish infra company

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015

... approval, in September. Established in 1981, Esvagt has 800 employees and services the oil and gas industry in Denmark and Norway and is expanding operations into the UK. "We are pleased to partner with 3i Infrastructure to acquire Esvagt, a high quality ...

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015

... globally, the report said weaker commodity prices had not yet dented financial booms in the likes of Australia, Canada and Norway, "which experienced strong credit and property price growth over the past four quarters." On the topic of monetary policy ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015

... disclosure. They are headed by India, but also including Brazil and South Korea. The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, and Norway also figure prominently. The United States, the largest fund market and one with a long history in PHD, has a regulated ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015

Norway's Parliament has voted to divest further coal holdings from the country's US$882 billion sovereign wealth fund. Specifically, the country's finance committee will sell ownership in companies with more than a 30% stake in coal-related business. ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015

... Bennett said. At 17.5%, figures for 2013 put Australia ahead of the global average of 12.7% of women in boards, but behind Norway (39.7%), Germany (23%) and New Zealand (19.6%). 'Achieving gender diversity in Australia: the ugly, the bad and the good' ...

IMF predicts drop in foreign earnings

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015

... private investment and a more rapid recovery, due, for example, to mining and energy booms, as in Australia, Canada, and Norway," the report said. The IMF has cautioned that monetary policy should not respond to the decline in headline inflation from ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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