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Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... has really brought home the risks posed by the globalisation of supply chains over recent decades," said Kylie Porter, executive director of the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA). "While that globalisation has brought many benefits to business ...

Lighthouse Infrastructure hires Alex O'Dea as investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Sustainable infrastructure fund Lighthouse Infrastructure has hired Alex O'Dea to the newly created role of investment director. O'Dea joins Lighthouse Infrastructure in April, and will focus on portfolio management, investment strategy and product ...

GRI hires director of capital markets engagement, head of policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... GRI Standards by capital market actors - including regulators, stock markets, investors and analysts." Cleary is a non-executive director of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and was most recently head of research and public policy at the World Federation ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) "Transitioning to a low-emissions economy will require a reorientation ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... stages of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. 57 Stars, L-R: Steven Cowan, managing director; Carl Balit, executive director, Stephen O'Neill, managing director 57 Stars, a $4 billion Washington DC- based boutique asset manager focused on ...

Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products have increased their assets under management by 53% from $764 million to $1.17 billion between 1 July and 31 December 2019. Teachers Mutual Bank has five products certified as responsible products ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... management through virtual meetings. Forum360 which was launched last year by Rowland Hirst, a former Macquarie Bank and CBA executive. The platform is designed to offer a group virtual meeting for investors and advisers to meet with active managers ...

Commonwealth Bank provides sustainability-linked finance to Wesfarmers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability-linked loan which will link social and environmental outcomes to the cost of finance. Andrew Hinchliff, CBA group executive for institutional banking and markets The new sustainability-linked loan transforms an existing Wesfarmers facility ...

KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
KPMG Australia has acquired Action Sustainability Asia Pacific, a boutique consultancy specialising specialises in social and environmental sustainability advisory services. Staff of Action Sustainability Asia Pacific The boutique consultancy is a leader ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... aim to introduce "wide-ranging solutions for sustainable securities lending" in a set of principles developed by an executive committee comprised of representatives from Aberdeen Standard Investments, Aviva, BlackRock, ISLA, KBC Asset Management, NN ...