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Vigeo Eiris assesses "ongoing, serious" misconduct cases in global banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... staff. The survey found that 73.1% - or 38 banks - integrated internal controls, but only 38.5%, or 20 companies "have implemented relevant/strong processes (balanced scorecard, risk-related training, monitoring of key risk indicators, risk mapping ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... information to the CDP - 41% of the ASX200. SBA found that approximately a third of businesses surveyed have already implemented an internal carbon price and this is forecast to grow to 50 percent in the next two years. Of the Australian companies providing ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... culture right is the best way to prevent domestic corruption. It's not just tone from the top, but also how it is implemented throughout the organisation, Noble said. "It's good to have tone at the top, but their business is run in the businesses, so ...

NSW Government makes social impact investment for palliative care

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... investment developed by the NSW Government. It follows the Newpin and The Benevolent Society Social Benefit Bonds implemented in 2013, the On TRACC social impact investment developed in 2016 and the Resolve Social Benefit Bond developed in 2017.

VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... per year to gross domestic product (GDP) over a ten year period. Financial modelling indicates that FIAPs that are implemented could also generate government savings of AU$583 million and increase household wealth by AU$11.8 billion, according to the ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... impetus for the sector to coalesce around what's agreed collectively." The bond aggregator model has been successfully implemented in the United Kingdom through The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) which administers £5 billion in loans to housing ...

APRA hires lead for new team that will consider cyber-security risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... be another difficult year on the cyberattack and data breach front, particularly for large companies that have not implemented leading-edge digital safeguards." Sustainalytics also noted that protecting cyber security and data integrity also provides ...

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... issue, and for investment governance, the spread of Stewardship Codes is an issue as well. While the UK and Japan have implemented Stewardship Codes, Australia has not yet done so, and Emslie said Australia is "a little bit behind" in that regard. From ...

Global sustainable, responsible, impact assets hit $22tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... other international peers. "We are increasingly seeing where multiple responsible investment strategies are being implemented by managers," O'Connor said. "We have things like we saw in the last few weeks with AMP Capital announcing in additional to ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... company setting itself up to do," said Ian Woods, head of ESG Research, AMP Capital."Then a demonstration of how that's implemented - it could be a code of supplier practice, it could be demonstrating auditing of the supply chain, and the other thing ...