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Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... options and financial advice that better match their investment beliefs and personal values," said Simon O'Connor, chief executive officer of RIAA. "The responsible investment sector constitutes a growing force in the finance and capital markets of Australasia. ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... excellence in governance and advocating on behalf of directors," said John Brogden, AICD managing director and chief executive officer. "Her passion for issues such as gender diversity and public policy reform will be of great benefit to the organisation ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Salvatico, vice president of MSCI ESG Research; Rachel Alembakis, publisher, The Sustainability Report; Alice Cope, executive manager of the UN Global Compact Network Australia. Missing from photo: Ian Woods, head of ESG Investment research at AMP Capital ...

ESG RA to become RIAA working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... month or two," and will retain its own name and identity as a working group within RIAA, said Simon O'Connor, RIAA chief executive. ESG RA was chaired by Rob Fowler from HESTA Super Fund and membership represented 40 institutions including some of Australia's ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... through expansion within existing membership categories." This year also saw the appointment of Louise Davidson as chief executive officer at ACSI. Davidson came to ACSI from Cbus, where she was formerly environmental, social and governance investment ...

CEFC launches $250m Local Government Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... councils are under continued pressure to effectively and efficiently manage their operations," said Paul McCartney, executive director - corporate and project finance. "Local governments across Australia administer a vast network of street lights, community ...

Governance Institute appoint Simon Pordage president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Institute of Australia's president for a year. Earlier this year, Governance Institute hired Steven Burrell as its new chief executive officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of ...

Mining companies not adequately managing carbon risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Paris, this research highlights both risks and opportunities for extractive sector investors," said Paul Simpson, chief executive officer of CDP. " It is the latest in CDP's sector research series and is an ideal tool to help investors make smarter investment ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Labor regarding trustee responsibilities at public funds, and the Japanese Stewardship Code, said Simon O'Connor, chief executive officer of RIAA. "[This is] a summary of what we consider ten of probably the most important ideas that we've seen and reviewed ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) believes that by identifying and managing material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, it is allocating its capital "towards more attractive areas and better manag[ing] long term risk." ...