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Westpac deputy chief executive retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Westpac deputy chief executive Phil Coffey is retiring after spending more than 20 years at the bank.

QIC calls out unnecessary risk fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Portfolio managers are missing out on returns thanks to an unnecessary fear of risk, according to new research from investment manager QIC.

Instreet launches VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Boutique investment manager Instreet Investment launched a new venture capital fund specifically targeting startups.

Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Australian and New Zealand operations of business product and solutions provider Staples has been acquired by a global private equity firm for an undisclosed sum.

Legg Mason bond funds receive Zenith tick

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Three Legg Mason bond funds were recently rated positively by Zenith.

Largest Aussie single solar project deal sealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Commonwealth Bank and Clean Energy Finance Corporation have joined forces with one of Germany's biggest banks in Australia's largest single solar project financing deal to date.

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited, the first ethically screened global equity listed investment company in over a decade, is undertaking an initial public offering of ordinary shares after lodging its prospectus with ASIC.

Insto trading volumes surge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Institutional trading volumes inside Liquidnet's global network jumped 44% in the three months to December 2016, outpacing the Australian public markets.

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.

Boutique investment manager launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Perennial Investment Management and former Kapstream portfolio manager Mark Mitchell are launching boutique investment management business Daintree Capital.