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Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Nicki Ashton, head of strategic partnerships, Institutional Australia, Russell Investments Global asset manager Russell Investments has created a methodology to provide material ESG scores for companies within its investment universe. The methodology ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... investing portfolio is a diversified option and includes Australian equities, international equities, bonds and cash. It has a risk-return profile similar to Acorns' current "Moderately Aggressive" portfolio and aims to achieve similar returns. It is ...

KPMG event tells companies to consider the "What ifs" of climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
If corporate boards are not asking "what if" about climate risk and climate change scenarios, they're not doing their jobs properly. Panel discusses disclosure of climate risk. L-R: Rachel Alembakis, publisher, the Sustainability Report; Adrian King ...

Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... we've noted that more investors are interested in looking at integrating ESG information into their financial analysis from a risk perspective," said Martin Vezer, senior associate, thematic research at Sustainalytics. "So instead of looking at upside ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... about this one, this legislation - unlike the UK Modern Slavery Act- requires organisations to understand where human rights risk s are, but and requires you to do due diligence. A big trend for us here, and we've spent a lot of time investing in our ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... was a textbook example of a social issue, with legislation showing that an externality and poor practices were financial risk as well." Walsh, who retires from UCA Funds Management in February, considers the engagement campaign with the sector to be ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... example, credit, traditionally, it was difficult to get data on these people.... There have been rapid advances in alternative risk control measures. Not only have governments and regulators started to take initiatives here, their technology has come ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... active shareholding activity in 2017, including votes pushing companies towards greater disclosure of climate change related risk. Michael Wyrsch, CIO, Vision Super Vision Super has released its latest Corporate Responsibility report, detailing their ...

PRI publishes guide on responsible investment in infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... ESG considerations and practising active asset management should therefore contribute to an improvement in the long-term risk-adjusted returns for investors," PRI said. "To date there has been little guidance available on integrating ESG and applying ...

UNEP FI select Oliver Wyman, Mercer as expert advisers on TCFD-related project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... to physical risks under different climate scenarios. Oliver Wyman will leverage its expertise in stress testing and credit risk measurement to help banks assess and mitigate climate risk, drawing upon Mercer's climate scenario risk tool, which was developed ...