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MBS launches Centre for Sustainability and Business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... they're not really separable," Hoetker said. "Our goal is to ultimately improve the social and financial performance of Australian businesses by making sustainability deeply embedded." The Centre will focus on research, engaging with companies about ...

ESG superannuation funds outperform in torrid year: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... also had a 5.3% return for the year, with MLC MasterKey Super Fundamentals - BlackRock Global Allocation Fund at 4.0%, Australian Catholic Super Personal - Socially Responsible at 2.8% and HESTA Personal Super - EcoPool at 2.4%. In the retirement (balanced) ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC), First State Super and QBE Insurance have taken up the $140 issuance, with is linked to a newly developed Australian Climate Transition (ACT) Index, with proceeds used to invest in a portfolio of green projects. "The bond is long dated ...

Capacity, resilience and interdependency key engagement topics: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... financial year, outlining its activities over the past 12 months as well as identifying the material issues impacting on Australian companies. Regnan conducted 83 engagements with 41 stocks in the ASX200, and Regnan noted the increasing complexity of ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... identified in Australia, meaning that identifying instances and exposures of modern slavery will be a key project for Australian organisations that fall under the Modern Slavery Act's reporting obligations, according to Informed 365. Nicholas Bernhardt ...

Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Rider then joined UBS Investment Bank and UBS Global Asset Management, where he served for 16 years in roles including Australian chief economist, institutional account manager, equity strategist and head of investment strategy. "Mark Rider's appointment ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Beneficial Ownership Transparency, subsequently endorsed by G20 Leaders at the 2014 Summit, was a key outcome for the Australian Presidency. In May 2016 the government announced at the UK Anti-Corruption Summit that it would explore, via public consultation ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... McArthur and was originally published in sister publication the Financial Standard. A 23 year old woman is suing the Australian government, claiming climate change risk was not disclosed properly when she invested in exchange traded bonds. Kathleen (Katta) ...

Majority of asset owners identify ESG importance: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
A wide majority of Australian asset owners believe that ESG considerations are either very important or moderately important to setting investment strategy and implementation, according to a recent survey conducted by consultancy bfinance. bfinance ...

State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... to their values." Management costs for the ETF are 0.13% per year. This will make E200 the cheapest ESG ETP in the Australian market. The most recent Rainmaker ETP report, released last week, found that management expense ratios for the ESG ETP market ...