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Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... investment committees with a presentation outlining health, financial and reputational risks that she believes tobacco investments represent. King was motivated to begin the Tobacco-Free Investment Initiative in 2010 after discovering that the superannuation ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Public demand for responsible investments is beginning to rise for the first time in a decade, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA has released its 2014 Benchmark Report, the 13 th annual ...

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... world's largest fixed income managers, with 88% saying that ESG factors influence the financial outcomes of fixed income investments. This figure surprised report authors. "The surprise finding was the number of managers who responded to the survey and ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... mechanism, but seems set to continue existence even as the carbon pricing system has been removed. The CEFC has contracted investments of more than AU$900 million in projects over AU$3 billion in total value in the 2013/2014 financial year, its first ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... hundred-plus pages of the report is a three-page section that outlines barriers to increased investment in impact investments and solicits additional feedback. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, IMPACT Investing Australia Industry experts say that they are considering ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... another quite important trend - utilities have issued labelled bonds - EDF and GDF Suez. We can capture where those investments are made. There is a lot of room in the energy space to capture - there is a lot of investment that's happening in energy." ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... partners, including NGOs." NAB, like other institutions in Australia, is working to build out its offerings around impact investments, Benson said. "There are other areas of the business, too - we are doing a lot of work around impact investment now ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... can inform residents and businesses alike of climate risks, but is also improving the city's energy security through investments in decentralised energy and implementing energy efficiency standards for new buildings. Our report found that, where companies ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... and APAC, and will work closely with the global equity strategist team. He will also collaborate with multi-manager investments on outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) solutions that include ESG considerations.. He will also lead a cross-functional ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "To us, investment is the critical factor as a driver of change in society." This ability to drive change via investments is something that superannuation funds should see as an opportunity as well as inevitability, Noble said. "As superannuation ...