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Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The Sustainable Melbourne Fund and the Victorian government will collaborate on a program to educate small and medium enterprises on how to access environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). Scott Bocskay, CEO, Sustainable Melbourne Fund EUAs are agreements ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Groups and institutional investors have condemned 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 ...

VicSuper affirms status as a tobacco-free superannuation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... tobacco-free policy in April 2013, said Michael Dundon, VicSuper CEO. "According to the WHO, tobacco consumption poses a significant risk to global health and economies," Dundon said. "Tobacco is a primary driver of today's dramatic rise in chronic non-communicable ...

Three quarters of Aussie investors use ESG in investment strategies: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... with 38% of institutional investors in Australia saying they can take external ESG data and incorporate it into existing risk and performance measures. Of the institutional investors in Australia incorporating ESG, "38% felt environmental considerations ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... energy startups we are able to take advantage of the opportunities and assist our portfolios to continue to deliver superior risk adjusted returns for our investors. We look forward to developing the partnership with Artesian and are proud to support ...

ACSI names Ian Silk as new president, Antony Thow as deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Noonan said. "I'd also like to acknowledge the work of Trish Donohue as Vice President - she has chaired our Finance and Risk committee for the past six years with diligence, flair and common sense." Silk welcomed the opportunity to have an increased ...

Australasian Investor Relations Association developing ESG engagement guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) has developed a set of recommended practices for listed entities on how to best engage with the investment community on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Ian Matheson, AIRA CEO ...

State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... works with positive impact on return on investment or return on equity, and, how do we use traditional or next generation risk measurements to time investments in these areas. Using this data to feature in AI based portfolio is the way to go, but we ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... standardise the metrics and start to look at investment opportunities at that level. Yes, there should be metrics on the risk/return profile, but also the underlying social impact that can be achieved. Then you also get a consistent set of metrics that ...

APRA hires lead for new team that will consider cyber-security risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... team. APRA has hired Jane O'Doherty to lead a newly combined team comprising APRA's Governance, Operational and Insurance risk specialists. APRA said that "this unit leads APRA's important work on culture and remuneration practices in the financial system ...