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Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... the fixed income side, ethical products are also becoming an increasingly popular option for investors and the swelling green bond market is testament to this. Moody's Investors Service indicates four green bonds were issued locally in 2016, representing ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy ...

CBA prices inaugural climate bond

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... buildings and low-carbon transport projects. CBA managing director debt markets, Simon Ling, said sustained investor demand for green bonds and assets would continue to fuel continued growth in the sector. "We are really pleased with the positive response ...

Sentry Group awards industry excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
A West Australian advice firm was named Practice of the Year in Sentry Group's 2016 Excellence Awards. Mount Hawthorn-based PMM Financial Advisors received the award at an event in Perth, with Sentry Group chief executive Murray Hills saying the non-aligned ...

Crowdfunding legislation gets greenlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The newly passed equity crowdfunding legislation will give businesses unprecedented access to alternate sources of capital - an opportunity many have been waiting for, according to FinTech Australia. The Senate passed the Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced ...

S&P measures green bond performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
S&P Dow Jones Indices recently launched a 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 ...

Global advice group becomes investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... the company establishing its own private bank, the deVere Group Bank St Lucia, in February. DeVere chief executive Nigel Green said he was thrilled the firm could now commence investment banking operations, explaining the decision to set up shop in Mauritius ...

South Korean pension fund buys Brisbane property

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... Sydney and Melbourne. AXA Investment Managers' property investment arm, Eureka Real Assets, acquired the Brisbane building Green Square South Tower. AXA Investment Managers is building its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region after it acquired Sydney-based ...

NAB launches offshore green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Answering to strong investor demand, National Australia Bank launched a public offshore green bond valued at €500 million ($690 million). Reported as the first of its kind issued by an Australian bank and the biggest green bond from an Australian ...

Professional standards spark SAFAA training

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... professional compliance and regulatory training," GRC Solutions managing director Julian Fenwick said. SAFAA chief executive Andrew Green said: "We already provide education and training that sets the benchmark in the financial services industry. This ...