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AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... for it to play. For example, the foster care bond here in Australia, the prison bond in the UK, these are examples where capital can be used innovatively about both investment and social issues." Christensen noted that impact investment requires a high ...

Foresters Community Finance starts social entrepreneur fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... enterprises. The Early Stage Social Enterprise Fund is geared towards providing social enterprise entrepreneurs with access to capital for improving financial resilience, extending services or products and improving their ability to deliver on their ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... HSBC said that in addition to the US$1 trillion per year needed to decarbonise the global energy system by 2020, more capital will also be required for other sectors - industry, agriculture and forestry - as well as making economies resilient to climate ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) issues. Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO In the lead up to the 2013 annual general meeting (AGM) season, AMP Capital has released its biannual corporate governance report and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Companies and shareholders who focus on the short-term may be sacrificing tomorrow's growth for today's gain, according to AMP Capital's biannual corporate governance report. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In addition to reporting ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... property. It would force fully transparent disclosure of energy performance. It's already been applied in the [Australian Capital Territory] ACT residential sector and it has been shown to have a good impact - it basically makes high performing buildings ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... the health of the Australian economy. Boards that enjoy high levels of investor confidence could be expected to attract capital at a lower cost than boards that are trusted less. Similarly, the level of trust placed in the entire cohort of listed company ...

Deutsche Borse joins Integrated Reporting pilot programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... create the conditions for economic development and business success," said Paul Druckman, IIRC chief executive officer. "Capital markets assimilate the information and data produced by businesses, which results in a share price, one of the key signals ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... they could see "a path to adding an ESG rating" to their discount rate, and thus to the valuation of REIT cost of equity capital. The equity research team said they expect reporting of ESG data to improve over the next 12 months such that they will be ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Revenue from emerging markets accounts for at least 20% of total revenue for more than half of companies in the EuroStoxx50, yet only 5.6% of board members on those companies are nationals from an emerging market, highlighting a need for increased diversity ...