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Neuberger Berman hires new head of environmental, social and governance investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and will report to Joseph Amato, president of Neuberger Berman. Bailey will work with the firm's investment teams and research departments to "further incorporate ESG principles into the equities, fixed income and alternatives platforms," Neuberger Berman ...

IRRCi report analyses ESG integration behaviour of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their portfolios, and a report commissioned by the Investor Responsibility Research Centre Institute (IRRCi) has developed a typology for classifying integration strategies. Doug Morrow, associate ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance opens Good Money stores in Gold Coast, Cairns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Shepherd Microfinance has previously said. In recent years, Good Shepherd Microfinance and NAB also published results of research conducted by Newspoll, which found that 18.7% of Australian adults "rarely or never have any money left at the end of a ...

Challenges to Carbon Capture and Storage adaptation in Australia: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... factors that are holding back widespread use in Australia, according to a report from Credit Suisse. Sandra McCullagh, research analyst, Credit Suisse Credit Suisse research analysts Sandra McCullagh and Zoe Whitton have written a report exploring the ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... 1,637 companies in developed markets, and 72 Australian companies across 10 industrial sectors are in the index. MSCI ESG Research compared the performances of these companies to the MSCI ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics, a methodology that determines ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... and governance (ESG) framework in their investment process. Kastrapeli, vice president, head of sustainable investment research at State Street's Centre for Applied Research State Street's Centre for Applied Research surveyed 582 institutional investors ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... industry can capital towards companies and projects that provide solutions to major social and environmental challenges. Research providers have been quick to create investment strategies and tools that allow such institutional investors to invest in ...

Remerga launches Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... of Optimal Fund Management. Optimal is a 50% owner of Remerga. Mercer was preciously head of global emerging markets research for Willis Towers Watson, and head of risk management at Dalton Investments. The fund is constructed based on the MSCI Emerging ...

ACSI appoints two new members to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... international members, and together, members have funds under management in the order of $1.5 trillion. The focus of ACSI's research, policy and representation is environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment risks and opportunities. Other board ...

Mirvac Sydney HQ receives WELL certification for health and wellbeing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Mirvac eventually arrived on the WELL certification process, which is run by the IWBI and based on scientific and medical research and standards. The WELL certification process aligns with Mirvac's sustainability strategy, both around environmental sustainability ...