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Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Instreet said. The new deal grants Acorns Grow Australia a perpetual licence to operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. "We see younger Australians want to take a ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... to support them in integrating ESG considerations into their investment strategies," said Jessie Pak, managing director, Asia, FTSE Russell. "Our recently launched FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG index supports the growing demand for sustainable investment ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... in 2017. " Separately, CBI announced that the Indonesia Stock Exchange ( IDX ) has become the first Exchange in Southeast Asia to join Climate Bonds Initiative Partner Program. IDX are the sixth exchange to partner with Climate Bonds in a diverse grouping ...

Instreet Investment takes majority stake in Acorns Grow Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Instreet said. The new deal grants Acorns Grow Australia a "perpetual licence to operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, " Instreet said. "The plans are the same - ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... breached consumer credit laws and engaged in misleading conduct," according to an ASIC announcement. In 2015,, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... goal for banks - it also represents potential revenue that EY estimates could be as high as US$88 billion by 2020 in the Asia Pacific region. Jan Bellens, EY global emerging markets leader EY has published Innovation in financial inclusion: Revenue growth ...

UCA Funds Management hires Mathew Browning as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Browning has more than 25 years' experience in financial services, property and professional, in roles across Australia, Asia and the UK. This experience includes a decade with the Myer Family Company (MFCo). At MFCo, Browning worked as head of investment ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Risk Advisory Specialist Leader (and formerly Managing Director of ACCSR), Paul Dobson, Partner, Deloitte Risk Advisory and Asia Pacific Sustainability leader, Samantha Jones, Partner, Deloitte Risk Advisory, Dennis Krallis, Managing Partner, Deloitte ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Fixed income fund managers and asset owners are following in the footsteps of their equity counterparts when it comes to engaging with companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics in bonds, but ESG factors have different impacts on ...

Australian government launches impact investment fund for Asian SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... introduced a $40 million impact investing initiative aimed at leveraging private investment in small and medium enterprises in the Asia Pacific. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced the Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF), which is designed ...