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CBA commits to bond-structured climate change solutions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is aiming to grow the climate and green-aligned bond sector in Australia with a new global partnership. The bank, who arranged $1.02 billion of climate bonds into the Australia medium term note market in the 2017 financial year ...

Morgan Stanley appoints Australia research head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
Morgan Stanley has appointed a new head of research for Australia. Richard Wiles takes on the role having previously been a banks and financial institutions group analyst. He replaces Lou Pirenc, who is relocating to New York to take on the position ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
US data releases dumped on our screens overnight, combined with easing US/North Korean tensions, provide another green light for the Fed to proceed with policy normalisation. Balance sheet unwinding and another rate hike before 2017 turns into 2018 ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
New Zealand's $35 billion sovereign wealth fund is hanging its future on a low-carbon strategy, shifting 40% of its funds away from companies with high exposure to carbon emissions and reserves. As part of the major deviation, Guardians of the New Zealand ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
One thing stood out when the Reserve Banks of India (RBI), Australia (RBA) and New Zealand (RBNZ) conducted their monetary policy meetings in August, and that is... they all want a lower exchange rate (please sir). Both the RBA and the RBNZ kept interest ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... average environmental revenue target of greater than 75% - from one or more key themes: alternative energy, sustainable water, green building, pollution prevention and clean technology. It delivers what the fund calls a more 'true to label' offer for ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
"The Australian economy is evolving broadly as expected. The Bank's forecasts are little changed from those published in the May Statement on Monetary Policy. The economy is expected to grow at an annual rate of around 3% over the next couple of years ...

Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... performance of buildings could become a strong contributor to financial performance. "Our research finds that buildings with green attributes deserve a higher price in recognition of their lower risk profile, and that investors could therefore consider ...

NAB collaborates on responsible investment bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... 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 principles outlined in June ...

Labor unyielding on banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
The ambit of the Labor Party's proposed banking Royal Commission will extend to all elements of financial services should it be elected to office, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told the FSC Leaders Summit. Bowen made it clear the proposed banking Royal ...