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MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... to enhance industry awareness of and action on these sustainable investment themes, report on market trends and best practice, and promote a greater understanding of how such issues can impact long-term investment performance. "Velina's considerable ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... because there are no explicit market standards for SLDs," he said. "What we've done to date is follow the lead of best practice guidelines for SLLs using the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's sustainability linked loan principles. "We are ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability of the industry through improved ESG outcomes. "We know many farmers across the country are already adopting best practice sustainability and environmental stewardship, and we want to partner with agribusinesses to help them innovate and ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... niche of advisers In our post-Royal Commission environment, it is more important than ever that we ensure industry best practice and regulatory oversight are being used to protect potentially vulnerable consumers. With speciality funds, there should ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... finance, legal and risk," noted Roberts. "HSBC as the coordinator has been very supportive and helped us benchmark best practice to set stretch targets, but in the end, the business has to really own the target. The business really needs to drive it ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... wasn't aligned with those principles," said ANZ director, sustainable finance Tessa Dann. "They definitely provide best practice guidance around the format of issuance, including the requirements for third party assurance and making sure the targets ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... response and prevention, and it's important that this education is ongoing and updated regularly in line with current best practice," Jenkins said. "Best practice sexual harassment training and education should be conducted in person and tailored to ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... government will also come out with disclosure requirements. T. Rowe Price guides its investee companies toward industry best practice disclosure standards and advocates alignment with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task ...

ASX companies face heightened stakeholder scrutiny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... will face heightened scrutiny from stakeholders and are still managing the impacts of the Hayne Royal Commission on best practice in corporate governance, according to new research. EquitiesFirst, an asset-backed lending firm, in collaboration with Nasdaq ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... RIAA. ESG investing, client communication and other trends are key topics in the forthcoming Financial Standard ESG Best Practice Forum in Melbourne on 26 May. To register for the event, click here. Photo by Kobu Agency on Unsplash