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S&P measures green bond performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... green bond index licensed to VanEck for an exchange-traded fund. The S&P Green Bond Select Index measures the performance of bonds that finance environmentally-friendly projects and fulfil a strict set of requirements, such as a 'green' designation by ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... 11.0%. Not surprisingly, 10-year and five-year inflation expectations - as measured by the yield difference between nominal bonds and TIPS (treasury inflation-protected securities - have recently eased to 2.0% from a high of 2.1% this year (on the tenners) ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... opportunity to deliver both positive social outcomes to disadvantaged communities and returns to investors makes Social Impact Bonds particularly compelling for governments, investors and the community." The program, in partnership with the South Australian ...

ACBC partners with Praemium

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... separately managed account solution. The 'Yield Plus' portfolio, which invests in individual investment-grade corporate bonds through exchange traded bond units (XTBs) on the ASX, and excludes hybrids and subordinated notes with callable features, will ...

Australian Unity enters trustee services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... Australian Unity said organic growth continued across its wealth platform, handling equity, fixed interest, property and bonds investments in addition to operating a building society. The wealth platform generated total revenue of $60.2 million, up 12.7% ...

NAB launches offshore green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... initiatives and assets across the UK, Europe, Australia and the Americas. The bond, which is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, is the bank's second green bond and caters to investors seeking to produce measurable impact, according to NAB executive ...

Mason Stevens to launch super, grows SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... we're able to do in investments today - you'll be able to buy direct international shares, direct international SMAs, direct bonds, SMAs across all the asset classes - so that will certainly be a new and innovative feature that we'll be bringing to market," ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... created "considerable uncertainty" over forecasting the economic outlook. This uncertainty is becoming manifest in inflows to bonds (Factset quotes Bofa Merrill Lynch reporting the fourth straight weeks of inflows into government/Treasury funds) and ...

International manager secures VicSuper mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... million. VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said Colchester, which specialises in investing in high quality sovereign bonds, will play a central role as a 'satellite' fixed income manager. "We believe Colchester's value-oriented philosophy, based ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Queensland is boosting investment in environmentally responsible projects through green bonds issued via the state's Treasury. Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment, Curtis Pitt, said the Queensland Treasury Corporation planned to issue certified ...