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Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... development into FTAs with other countries, including Canada, Central America, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, Georgia, Moldova, Singapore, South Korea, Ukraine, and Vietnam. While the EU/Australia FTA is only in the negotiation stage, the draft agreement ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... markets, worldwide and sustainable investment strategies, primarily based in Edinburgh, with research offices in London, Singapore and Sydney. Stewart Investors has a strong belief in stewardship at the heart of their investment philosophy, with engagement ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... The Workplace Gender Equality Act is a significant requirement on the social side. The report compares Australia to Singapore and South Africa, and finds that Australia's reporting provisions compare - Singapore has 21 reporting provisions relating to ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... markets, worldwide and sustainable investment strategies, primarily based in Edinburgh, with research offices in London, Singapore and Sydney. "Our approach is about fundamentally what is the purpose of this company, why does it exist and how can that ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... of funding to social ends and a long term dedication to the project." Alina Vision is set up as a holding company in Singapore and will have operating companies managing the eye centres in each country of operation. "This is a hybrid engine designed ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia a perpetual licence to operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. "We see younger Australians want to take a more active interest in their financial future ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... acceptance. Overall, Australia ranked 14 out of 20. The top three countries for AV preparedness are the Netherlands, Singapore and the United States. In Australia's case, the biggest barriers are technology and infrastructure-based. The report found ...

Instreet Investment takes majority stake in Acorns Grow Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia a "perpetual licence to operate in additional markets in Southeast Asia, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, " Instreet said. "The plans are the same - we have a healthy pipeline of new features following ...

Sustainalytics CEO discusses impact of Morningstar ownership stake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... "That stake is almost as large as the Morningstar stake." Earlier this year, Sustainalytics announced it was closing its Singapore office and reallocate resources towards a stronger presence in Australia and an office in Japan. The Sydney and Tokyo offices ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... investments, APAC, at SSgA SSgA performed a survey of 475 institutional investors, 39% of which were based in APAC - Japan, Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, China and Australia. Of the APAC respondents, 70% said that ESG strategy had significantly improved ...