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CHRB launches human rights methodology, pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... CHRB Steering Committee is comprised of Aviva Investors, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), Calvert Investments, Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), VBDO and Vigeo Eiris.

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... well recognised investment framework to enter the market. The report also found that active impact investors have investments oriented towards children and/or issues affecting young people and clean energy. They are also interested in housing and homelessness ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... their portfolio, said Fabienne Michaux of Standard & Poor's, and co-author of the report. In terms of whether impact investments meet financial and social expectations, the majority of investors expect market-competitive returns from impact investments ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... The products cover equities funds, fixed interest funds, ETFs, banking products, private equity, property, impact investments as well as 20 certified financial advisers. "We are very pleased to receive this independent recognition of Local Government ...

Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments has increased its group funds under management by 35% to AU$1.4 billion for the half year ending December 2015, and reported net inflows of AU$155 million, an increase of 102%, for the same time period. Phil Vernon, Australian ...

UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... status will remove exemptions provided to charitable and religious investment bodies by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

Impact Investing Australia launches guide to define social costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... control group." Using this guide can provide a frame for investors to analyse risks and opportunities for social impact investments, Pezzullo said. "Social impact funds [are] really new and thus flexibly and adaptability is critical, and it means that ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... contribute up to 30% of GHG emissions, noted Tatiana Bosteels, the guide's co-author and head of responsible property investments at Hermes IM, chair of UNEP FI's property working group and IIGCC's property work programme. "Not least after COP, governments ...

Impact investing key trend for 2016: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... first fund. Those funds have all been invested, and AXA IM will develop a second fund, which will focus on impact investments in sectors that provide environmental solutions that have social impacts. The second impact fund of funds will place environmental ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... investment in fossil fuel companies. The survey also showed that a majority of respondents would like their fund to reduce investments in fossil fuel companies, and they would consider moving all or part of their pension to a low-carbon or clean-energy ...