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Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... challenges created by governments and underlying members, it can be from other organisations, and it can be a response to regulations - you have initiatives such as the Japanese Stewardship Code, regulatory regimes in certain areas in the world, such ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... governance processes towards investment issues and is bounded by legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. Regulations and legislation are changing the way companies and asset owners report on carbon emissions and exposures to future carbon emission ...

bankmecu to participate in GABV bank investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... will most likely offer a range of investment vehicles to recipient institutions, depending on structure and local regulations. "I think SFRE would be an opportunity for both equity investments and for debt finance," Walsh said. "It depends on what local ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... needs," ASIC said in a statement at the launch of the report. "ASIC's review found better levels of compliance with some regulations, including the requirement to provide a warning about alternative credit options and the income protection rules for ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... should the regulatory environment toughen," the report said. "We believe [Thorn Group] is most exposed to tightening of regulations, as its primary market of goods rental has not had the same tightening as payday lending, where [Cash Converters] or [Money3] ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... it invests." Superannuation funds are expected to make judgements about risk management and return profiles - new regulations from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) require trustees to sign risk management statements, in which trustees ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... companies involved in the manufacture and/or production of coal, based on 33% material threshold, LGS said at the time. Regulations and legislation are changing the way companies and asset owners report on carbon emissions and exposures to future carbon ...

202020 Vision makes business case for urban green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... to sell what story to get institutional investors, urban planners, state governments, developers all creating good regulations?" The tour has commenced in Adelaide, where Seed Consulting helped to facilitate part of the workshop. The tour starte around ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... issue of self-reporting by companies. "One of the issues coming out of the B20 is really, in terms of harmonising regulations and making it easier for organisations to self-report, and to have a national body in each country to whom organisations can ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Vision of Value, which examines three drivers that are forcing companies to measure and manage externalities - "new regulations and standards; the growing influence of stakeholders; and changing market dynamics driven by economic, social and environmental ...