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New super funds use technology, responsible investment focus to reach members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
The forthcoming launch of new retail superannuation funds points to an interesting trend - a focus on member-centric technology, more focused investment offerings and out-front messaging putting responsible/ethical investment at the centre of the offering. ...

Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
While Australian and New Zealand organisations recognise the reputational, financial and cultural risks of incidents of bribery and corruption, their response to managing those risks are "slow, compared to others worldwide," according to Deloitte. Deloitte ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... expected by stakeholders and what is delivered," Whitton said. "That could end up in an endless cycle of going back and forth, back and forth." In that case, existing approaches could make the implementation of the TCFD "acrimonious", Credit Suisse said. ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... some of the international grant funders and pay for performance schemes, and in Australia, the policy has been back and forth about a carbon trading regime or not. Our view is that we'd respond to the price signals that countries put in place. In Australia ...

IGCC hails Australian ratification of Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... negotiated at COP21 last year. Those activities include engaging with companies on carbon-reducing strategies and putting forth shareholder resolutions to oil and gas companies. There was also record investment in green bonds, with more than US$65 billion ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... into consideration a lot of factors in individual companies - carbon emissions, waste, water usage, green patents and so forth- in that. The work that was done on keeping score - figuring out the resource efficiency, for example, that was done in the ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... safeguarding forests as natural capital that underpins water, food, energy, health and climate security for all." It has brought forth initiatives including initiatives include Forests Now, the Little Book series, the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Managing the future risks of investment portfolios and meeting the future needs of retirees will require new tools, according to Jane Ambachtsheer, chair and global head of responsible investment, Mercer Investments. Jane Ambachtsheer, Mercer Investments ...

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... approach to assess where different industries sit, and where organisations with Asia head offices sit, versus MNCs, and so forth." See Also: Increase in ASX board cultural diversity: DCA

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... "What we did was, we are already providing a series of tools like performance measurement, attribution, measurement and so forth. Let's make it less painful for clients to access this ESG data. So we can do things like, provide a top 10 list that speaks ...