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Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The future of work and the impacts of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) on society and the economy is a mega-trend that will impact on superannuation investment on a number of levels. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan A recent Morgan Stanley ...

Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The financial services industry play a key role in raising, structuring and allocating funding to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to new research from EY. Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Commission (ACCC) that Heinz's Little Kids Shredz children's food range was misleading to consumers because it suggested the high sugar products were nutritious and healthy is a reminder that public focus on what is healthy is both a risk and an opportunity ...

Norton Rose Fulbright partners to form new energy sector advisory business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... with other sectors such as real estate, transport, infrastructure and agriculture. With the help of Norton Rose Fulbright's high quality global and Australian energy teams, we will work with companies across the sector and help them thrive in a rapidly ...

Deloitte survey finds procurement leaders lack visibility in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Procurement leaders around the world "don't have enough visibility" in their supply chains, raising the spectre of compliance risks with the widely anticipated Australian version of the Modern Slavery Act, Deloitte cautions. Leeora Black, partner, Deloitte ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... in the implementation of those that we're seeing things not really delivering," Davidson said. "For example, even in this high-level implementation in terms of how seriously people are taking their codes, how often they're refreshed or how often the ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and we will be able to deeply measure impact." 8IP currently manages more than $250 million for institutions, retail and high net worth individuals, but the Impact Fund is its first foray into impact investing. The Impact Fund currently has around $2.5 ...

CEFC provides $90m in financing to Mirvac for residential clean energy initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... "more than 300 family homes, of three and four bedrooms, each with built-in solar and battery storage systems, as well as high-grade insulation, LED lighting and energy efficient appliances," the CEFC said. The ready-to-operate 5.1kW rooftop solar systems ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Analysing companies for their ability to produce long term sustainable results based on their environmental and social material issues has led Stewart Investors to focus on how companies' key purpose before investing in it. Stewart Investors recently ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... management food chain. "We have the get-cracking sector - the healthcare and insurance sectors in particular - where you have high female representation, but massive drop off when it comes to board representation and senior executives," Leske said. "If ...