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Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... adequate disclosure that would meet the expectations of an informed, engaged investor? To what extent is it clear that my investment in your company could be impacted by risks from a social, environmental and economic perspective on the short medium ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Asia's sustainable investment market has grown 22% year on year since 2011, reaching US$44.9 billion of assets being managed using sustainable investment strategies in 2013, according to the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Institutional investors throughout Asia are taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account in their investment portfolios, and custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services are providing data analytical services to assist clients ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... trustees' obligations around the valuation of fossil fuel assets given global climate change regulation and investment trends. Fossil fuel assets do not yet represent a material risk because of climate change, but divestment is one of the investment ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... generation, long-term analysis is lacking, Woo said. "There is not a lot of long term analysis though - looking at long term trends and considering scenarios and likelihood for internalisation, and then modelling how internalisation impacts on financial ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... of the contributions." PAFs can also be funded through the gift of a single stock as well, making it different from investment vehicles such as superannuation funds or managed funds, Knowles noted. "The other area where you see people having a growth ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... social and environmental (ESG)issues as an interacting set off factors are all growing trends for 2014, according to investment research and engagement experts. Julia Leske, senior ESG analyst, CAER "If we're going down the top of the list, I would point ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s analysis of climate finance shows that redirecting global funds from investment emissions intensive assets to low carbon sources should be a priority for governments and investors, according to the Investor ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... The bond was placed with 15 investors in total, including Aberdeen Asset Management, AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment Ltd, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Local Government Super, and QBE Insurance Group Ltd. RBS Capital Markets ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... and their associated risks and opportunities, and were looking at sustainable products and services as a long term investment," BITC said. In companies where sustainability engagement permeates to board level, there is greater coordination throughout ...