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Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... investor expectations on human rights." The benchmark has been developed by fund managers Aviva Investors and Calvert Investments, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, an international NGO, research provider EIRIS, the Institute for Human Rights ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... developments in investment around environmental and social issues, both in terms of divestment and in terms of positive investments such as within the impact investing space. Sustainability issues are on the agenda of corporate directors. Directors are ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... such as healthcare. "We're out of resources, so we've benefitted in a sense from that," Vernon said. "Our positive investments - we invest a lot in healthcare, we invest a lot in technology, we have a portfolio which is naturally set up to cyclically ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... terms of the asset allocation," Learnmonth said. "We're looking at the full range - debt, mezzanine and equity style investments. Given that we're looking to do transactions of scale, between $2 and $20 million transactions, then it will invariably lead ...

CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Corporation board chair, in a statement to the ministers. The changes are not retrospective and will not affect existing investments. "The CEFC has a well-developed pipeline of projects that it is reviewing," CEFC said in a statement. "Since beginning ...

ARENA allocates funds for biomass research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... suppliers and end users and support local businesses, Frischknecht said. ARENA has allocated money to other projects and investments in biomass and bioenergy - last year, ARENA provided AU$5.2 million in funding to Renergi for a pilot scale biofuel project. ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... auditor BDO noted that no adjustments to provisions were required. Earlier this year, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) has warned the payday lending industry to improve its consumer protections or face more enforcement action. ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds and nine of the top 10 fund managers have committed to a more responsible approach to undertaking investments."

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... growing concern for investors around the world, and investors are looking how to manage human rights exposures in their investments, as well as how to positively impact and improve on areas such as education, healthcare and safety. Panel discussion on ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... assets and structure risks. Innovative Additions: adjusting risk weightings for green investment and preferencing green investments in central bank operations. The guide features action plans and international best practice examples, and will feed into ...