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ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... involve financial products or services. "I want to emphasise, though, that the question as to whether a particular crypto asset or related product is a financial product will remain every bit as important if the new regime is legislated as proposed," ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid "new market regime"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Nuveen's latest global institutional investor survey shows that investors are adjusting risk management and asset allocation strategies due to geopolitical tensions, higher rates, market volatility, and upcoming elections, with three themes dominating ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... €119 billion, capital markets issuance volumes of €144 billion, and €46 billion AUM. Additionally, DWS, the firm's asset management business, reached €133 billion in ESG AUM as of 2023. The bank is also implementing a new risk-sharing program ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) is bringing its Plastic Circularity Fund to Australia, following a first close last year with backing from the sovereign wealth fund of Monaco, among others. The LOIM Plastic Circularity Fund (Australia), a private ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...

CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... organisations seeking to bolster environmental conservation and climate action through tailored terms to suit individual project, asset or funding needs. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA) 2030 Sustainability Funding Target (SFT) aims to ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Compared with two years prior, the two energy giants have a larger share of the stock market but saw lower investment from asset owners relative to the companies' sizes on the ASX. Australia's major super funds on average reduced their Woodside ...

Members shouldn't carry energy and housing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... AustralianSuper, as a shareholder of listed company Origin Energy, rejected the takeover bid by a consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management and EIG Partners late last year. "If you've got a car that you think is worth $14,000, and it's insured ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... costs are rising globally due to increased natural hazard events, increases in the cost of rebuilding post-disaster, and asset price inflation. Home insurance costs rose 28% in the year to March 2023, with higher-risk properties copping a 50% increase ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
New Forests has named Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) veteran Michelle Elliot as its global head of funds. In the newly created role, Elliot will be responsible for improving investment, operations, and investment analytics to support the investment ...