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Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... Equity Fund Responsible Investment Leaders Bal UBS IQ MSCI USA Ethical ETF FIXED INCOME - AGGREGATE BONDS iShares Global Bond Index Fund Perpetual Diversified Income Fund PIMCO Diversified Fixed Interest Fund PIMCO Global Bond Fund Vanguard International ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) recently raised $1.8 billion to fund the NSW Government's first green bond. It is a record for the Australian green bond market. Launched on November 8, the green bond issue had a minimum size of $500 ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... Monetary policy settings will remain unchanged - policy rate unchanged at -0.1%; the target for 10-year Japanese government bond (JGBs) yield at around zero; and, bond purchases would be maintained at an annual pace of ¥80 trillion - although the financial ...

Nikko expands green bond capability

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... green bonds strategy, as it expands capabilities in the asset class. The mandate for Nikko Asset Management's global green bond strategy now allows it to invest in sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) green bonds. The strategy is run by a London-based ...

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 ...

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 ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... partnership with Swinburne University's Centre for Social Impact, RIAA's benchmarking report reveals funds raised through green bonds have significantly contributed to the growth in impact investments. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... On May 8, Tcorp overhauled its leadership, which say general manager of investment implementation and operations Jonathan Green leave the business after 13 years. On Feb 7, Willis Towers Watson global head of sustainability Lucy Thomas joined TCorp as ...