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Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are taking active approaches to managing climate risks and shape their portfolios to fit the commitments of the Paris Agreement, including targets and commitments put in place to help mitigate risk and seek risk-adjusted return ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... the past couple of years, where this is the first year [for this report], but the majority of those are for tobacco exclusion. About half of the fund have RI options, and out of that, there are SRI options, ethical potions, etc. There are about 54 RI ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
A majority of New Zealanders believe that it is important that KiwiSaver funds consider environmental, social and/or ethical factors, according to the results of a survey for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor ...

Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Thorn Group from its investment universe. "Neither [Cash Converters nor Thorn Group] is through the pathway towards the exclusion being redeemed," Walsh said. "We're not against short-term lending to people who have need for emergency loans, or who otherwise ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched an international equities fund which screens out companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons. Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies, Asia Pacific, SSGA The State Street International ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... which maps the SDGs against the companies' products, services and behaviours. The methodology applies a carbon footprint exclusion filter, and excludes companies with "major involvement in disputed activities such as nuclear, tobacco or firearms," or ...

UCA Funds Management adds Nine Entertainment Company to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... screened in Nine's G-rated time slots and prime-time sports broadcasts," as well as alcohol advertising, another industry exclusion for the fund manager. Nine Entertainment Company is "the market leader by revenue" in attracting advertising from the ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... are wanting to position themselves, with products that have exclusions - there are some who have stated a fossil fuel exclusion. Banking products are a diverse offering - there are others that have an allocation to impact/philanthropy in part of the ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... management approach," said Craig Hurt, AXA Investment Managers director for Australia and New Zealand. "You either go the exclusion approach, or you go further up the spectrum and manage the risk by being aware of the ESG and fully integrating ESG which ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... for need," he said. "Cairns and the Gold Coast had the most red spots, if you will, where there was extreme financial exclusion, and we compared that with our existing NILS network. This represents the best value for government investment as well - high ...