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The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Kirsten Armstrong, director of knowledge and innovation at The Fred Hollows Foundation. The Fred Hollows Foundation, in conjunction with partners, will become the first investors in a new social enterprise designed to provide funding for eye care centres ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Accounting Standards Board 's (SASB) materiality map as well as the research categories of Sustainalytics, said Scott Bennett, director, equity strategy and research, at Russell Investments and an author of the research paper "We work with SASB, and ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... next month, a product that will be fully integrated in Acorn Australia's existing app. George Lucas, Instreet Managing Director "We have always been much more than a savings and investment tool," said George Lucas, managing director, Acorns Grow Australia. ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports AUM of $2.6 billion for half year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... 2017, a 282% increase compared to the prior corresponding period. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical Investment has also reported that funds under management grew to $2.6 billion, up 41% on prior corresponding ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Funds 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 ...

ACCR seeking shareholders for resolution at Rio Tinto AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Tinto shareholders to support a resolution on lobby group spending at Rio's forthcoming AGM. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR ACCR is seeking 100 or more shareholders to support a resolution calling on Rio Tinto to quit its membership in the Minerals ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... of green finance and repeatedly emphasized its ambition to forge ahead the development of green bonds," said Zongjun, director of research and development department, CCDC. "Green bonds have become an important part of China's green finance system and ...

South Pole Australia launches EcoAustralia biodiversity, carbon credit product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... South Pole brings, we can actually an on-the-ground benefit to Australia's biodiversity," said Paul Dettmann, founder and director of Cassinia Environmental. It is fantastic to see that South Pole has taken the initiative to bring a really tangible carbon ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... taking the technology that is out there and testing it, and modifying it for the Australian context," said Praveen Thakur, director, advisory in management consulting at KPMG. "It is happening, but it hasn't happened to the extent that has been needed." ...

BetaShares sees increased demand for "true to label" ethical products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... million in the six weeks it has been listed, indicating demand for "true-to-label" ethical products, according to Managing Director Alex Vynokur. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares FAIR is based on a basket of Australian companies screened to ...