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Strong uptick in participation in second GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Australian infrastructure assets have performed strongly in the second GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. AMP Capital Diversified Infrastructure Trust was named fund sector leader, Adelaide Airport was named airport sector leader, Transurban Limited was ...

Rosenberg Equities analysis suggests low-carbon income strategy possible

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... perspective for income investing, and how would it impact on the probability of dividend cut or cancel, which is the biggest risk for dividend investors. It's a nice piece of work because it does answer the question, can I have income and lower carbo ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... to find ways to go around blockages thrown up by regulatory uncertainty," Herd said. "Because the drivers to actually de-risk the portfolio and increase exposure to green investments have grown stronger, the regulatory barriers are acting like a dam ...

SSGA Global Index Plus Trust to exclude tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... this is different in that this decision affects and already-established, mainstream pooled fund, Shead noted. "We took a low-risk enhanced fund and removed tobacco and controversial weapons - haven't launched a second version, but rather just changed ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... (including ethical misconduct) within the banks' internal control framework, as well as monitoring and management of material risk-takers; executive remuneration, examining how remuneration policies incentivise ethical conduct by senior executives; prevention ...

NAB, Life Without Barriers launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... frequency in offending is measured by the number of charges - not arrests or convictions." The MST program will engage with "high risk young people" aged 10 to 16 years in Brisbane and surrounding areas, including the Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and the ...

Diversity Council Australia explores "double jeopardy" facing culturally diverse women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... looking at them not just as women, but as culturally diverse women and starting to think of them as high value, not high risk. There is a mindset shift that needs to happen. The more progressive companies are setting targets - there are professional ...

Westpac, Mirvac named as global leaders in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Westpac and Mirvac have been named as global leaders in two of the 24 industry groups represented in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2017. S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), and RobecoSAM, an investment specialist focused on sustainability investing ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... providing information to the CDP will be using an internal carbon price within the next two years to help manage climate risk, according to research by Sustainable Business Australia (SBA). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia SBA analysed ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports annual profit of $2.9 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... market returns and impact," Vernon said. "If there's an opportunity to take a lesser return or invest same return for higher risk because you're getting greater impact, we believe that's the real gap in the philanthropic and charity sector, which tend ...