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S&P measures green bond performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... requirements, such as a 'green' designation by the Climate Bonds Initiative - a debt rating aligned with its credit quality and a minimum outstanding par value. The new index, licensed to VanEck for an ETF, uses market value-weighted characteristics ...

YBR partnership drives wealth renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... new lower cost index investment options and made the YBR model portfolios available on Macquarie and Asgard platforms. Minimum requirements have now been introduced for all new financial advisers employed by YBR, including that the candidate must meet ...

iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Research house Lonsec has awarded a 'recommended' rating to two iShares Edge Smart Beta Minimum Volatility exchange traded funds. The ratings assigned to iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF and the iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ...

Vanguard introduces low-cost active funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... The three new funds: Vanguard Global Quantitative Equity Fund; Vanguard Global Value Equity Fund; and Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund; will be available to advisers, investors and institutional clients. "Vanguard has a long-held conviction that ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... demonstrate that one-third independent boards are the best way forward. "It is far from self-evident that simply mandating minimum numbers of 'independent' directors will deliver quality or 'best practice' board governance for all super funds: that case ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... addressed. They are happening across the APRA-regulated space and our goal is to try and eradicate those and lift that minimum standard."

Wealth firm releases planning app Nettshell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... is hoping to release a more advanced version of the application to allow clients to manage their own investments at a minimum cost.

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... high. A report from the global Investment Intuitions Survey 2017, published by INREV, ANREV and PREA, forecasts that a minimum of US$57.3 billion of capital will be invested in global real estate during 2017. More than half of the investors who responded ...

Swell in advisers seeking higher education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... Brian Knight is delighted advisers are employing a long-term perspective and taking action, rather than waiting for the minimum standards to be defined. "I am impressed with the commitment from advisers; it is obvious they are taking this very seriously ...

Wealth management firm enters retail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... this over the next five to eight years. Modelling completed by Spring FG shows the potential for franchisees to achieve minimum revenues of $1 million per branch with an annual pre-tax contribution per branch of a minimum $350,000. Spring FG head of ...