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Man Group appoints Steven Desmyter head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... investment and chair of Man Group's Responsible Investment Committee. Desmyter is currently a member of Man Group's Executive Committee and head of sales across EMEA and will also continue in his current role. As head of responsible investment, Desmyter ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Indo-Pacific and helping Asia take a leading role in corporate transparency," said Teresa Fogelberg, GRI deputy chief executive. "Sustainability reporting helps companies identify and communicate about longer-term risks and opportunities, thus attracting ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... the decision by the president of the United States to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) "The Paris Agreement is key to providing the long term policy signals ...

ACSI names Ian Silk as new president, Antony Thow as deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Ian Silk, chief executive office at AustralianSuper, will become the new president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), while Antony Thow, chief operating officer at LUCRF will become deputy president. Louise Davidson, ACSI ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... investment and provider cheaper, longer-term finance to the development of affordable housing. Mark Peacock, acting executive director, Impact Investing, Social Ventures Australia In the 2017 Budget, the government said that it would allocate $9.6 million ...

APRA hires lead for new team that will consider cyber-security risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... IT and cyber security." Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager APRA recently announced a number of executive appointments to its leadership team. APRA has hired Jane O'Doherty to lead a newly combined team comprising APRA's Governance ...

Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The role of board and executive leadership is changing, with stakeholder expectations of openness and transparency in engagement, and increased emphasis on maintaining trust and social license to operate having as much importance as financial return. ...

CEFC makes tenth large scale solar project allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA). The coal-fired power station closed in December, 2012, said Anthony Yeates, RATCH-Australia Corporation executive general manager business development. "We have been working on redevelopment options for the site for a really long time ...

IRRCi report analyses ESG integration behaviour of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... managers, how does this work out, how did this get in, what factors did you take into account," said Jon Lukomnik, IRRCi executive director. Lukomnik said asset owners who use external fund managers can use the approaches to get precise definitions from ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance opens Good Money stores in Gold Coast, Cairns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... what we're finding is that the customers that are coming in are saying what a relief this is," said Adam Mooney, chief executive officer at Good Shepherd Microfinance. "The customers are saying that in this world where employment is less certain and ...