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AMP Capital on value of non-financial performance measures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... opposed 7% of resolutions and voted against 13% of remuneration reports. AMP Capital noted that the 2016 proxy season saw "a high number of strikes against remuneration reports" but AMP's "more supportive vote outcomes reflect both the quality of companies ...

S&P DJI launches Green Bond Select Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... retail demand, Macpherson said. "Historically, ETFs have been an institutional play," she said. "But we are seeing demand from high end retail customers to make this really available to the high net worth market. We are really testing the market with ...

Global sustainable, responsible, impact assets hit $22tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... than doubled in two years,going from $101 billion in 2014 to $248 in 2016. "There are three stories here - the first is the high uptake in ESG integration in Australia and New Zealand and that has become embedded as a benchmark of good investment practice ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, launched in 2015, aims to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity worldwide via the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This initiated a new wave of thinking about Environmental ...

Remerga launches Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... what can be illiquid markets. "The idea is that once you've got that, because costs in emerging markets tend to be quite high, the objective is to have as little active trading involvement as possible to minimise that," Johnson said. "Annual rebalancing ...

AMP Capital to divest from tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
AMP Capital will divest from approximately $440 million in holdings related to tobacco manufacturers and $130 million in holdings related to manufacturers of cluster munitions and landmines. AMP Capital has revised its Environmental, Social and Governance ...

CEFC to work with SA government on battery finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is working with the South Australian government to develop a "financing package" to support the delivery of the state's grid-scale battery storage project. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) ...

Number of culturally diverse women ASX leaders "extremely low": DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
While women's representation in ASX-listed companies' leadership positions is at an all-time high, the number of culturally diverse women leaders is "extremely low," according to research from Deakin University and Diversity Council Australia (DCA). ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... supply chain legislation, I think there are some questions marks as to whether the minimum requirements of compliance are a high enough threshold, " he said. "There's a huge diversity of companies' responses - some are putting out comprehensive responses ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank launch Socially Responsible Growth Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched a Socially Responsible Growth Fund via its wealth division. Sandhurst Trustees has launched the new Bendigo Socially Responsible Growth Fund, which is a fund-of-fund product. The fund's ESG credentials are based ...