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Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
There is continued interest in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into fixed income portfolios and funds on the retail and institutional side in Australia, but fund managers find that while retail investment in ESG ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Ninety percent of ASX200 companies provided some level of reporting on sustainability factors in their 2015 public disclosures, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual review of corporate sustainability disclosure. ...

Podcast: Australia's Affordable Housing Solution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The impact of Australia's lack of affordable housing is far reaching - low-income earners are being pushed to the fringes of cities, with some households paying up to 85 per cent of their income on rent. But according to experts, solving the affordable ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
There is a multistakeholder push to develop metrics to more accurately measure the social impacts of affordable housing developments, with investors, intermediaries and housing providers all seeking more reliable standards to assess social as well as ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... panel included Alice Cope, executive manager of the UN Global Compact Network Australia, Peter Murphy, CEO of Christian Super, Ian Woods, head of ESG Investment research at AMP Capital Investors and Michael Salvatico, executive director of MSCI ESG Research. ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... source of continuing motivation for all parts of the financial services industry in Australia and globally. "Banks, insurers, super funds, and MNCs are all wanting to express something and articulate something about their commitment, their belief in ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Citi and Credit Suisse were recognised for their broker research at the seventh annual ESG Research Australia (ESG RA) Awards. Citi won Best ESG Broking Firm, while Sandra McCullagh and Chris Parks of Credit Suisse won Best Piece of New ESG Research ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... also certified three superannuation funds as part of the Responsible Investment Certification Program. Australian Ethical Super, Christian Super and Local Government Super have been certified under RIAA's new whole of superannuation fund category. See ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... and chair - member and employer services committee at CareSuper, Michelle Blicavs: trustee director at Local Government Super and Angela Emslie, chair at HESTA and director at the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) discussed their funds' approaches ...

Australian Ethical hires Michael Murray

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has hired Michael Murray to its investments team. Murray has 18 years' experience as a portfolio manager for ethical and ESG aware clients and has previously worked at Integrity Investment Management and AMP Capital. "I look forward ...