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Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... consistent framework for reporting on material climate change risks will accelerate this trend", said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change. The TCFD's final report is "an important and useful step forward," said ...

Social Ventures Australia launches $7 million Resolve Social Benefit Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... our commitment to ESG principles and provides the potential for attractive returns," said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive officer of NGS Super in a statement. "We're delighted to not only deliver the prospect of good returns to our members while ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches Environmental Equity Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... to include this 'deep green' environmental strategy," said David Grybas, BNP Paribas Asset Management Australia chief executive officer. "It is clear that there is increasing demand from local investors for sustainable products and with the launch of ...

PRI, Willis Towers Watson partner on megatrends and impact on financial system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... services to investors." Willis Towers Watson are "delighted" to work with PRI on this project, said John Haley, chief executive officer, Willis Towers Watson. "Megatrends and macro-economic risk are at the heart of our work and our collective capabilities ...

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 ...