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PRI publishes guide on responsible investment in infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... ESG considerations and practising active asset management should therefore contribute to an improvement in the long-term risk-adjusted returns for investors," PRI said. "To date there has been little guidance available on integrating ESG and applying ...

UNEP FI select Oliver Wyman, Mercer as expert advisers on TCFD-related project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... to physical risks under different climate scenarios. Oliver Wyman will leverage its expertise in stress testing and credit risk measurement to help banks assess and mitigate climate risk, drawing upon Mercer's climate scenario risk tool, which was developed ...

Governance Institute hires new national director of education and training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... teaching and learning which is critical when developing sophisticated education and training offerings for governance and risk professionals determined to be at the top of their game." Prior to being hired at the Governance Institute, Mark was director ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia, SVA said. Oppes cited the example of STREAT, an organisation which provides training and employment opportunities to at-risk youth as the type of organisation that SVA would look to target with the SVA Diversified Impact fund. It received ...

High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... incidents between 2014 and 2016. The analysis covers 45 incident types, the most exposed industries and the countries at greatest risk. Australia has a higher than average number of incidents, and a higher amount of incidents per unit of GDP as well ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... relation to modern slavery in its business and supply chains; the parts of its business and supply chains where there is a risk of modern slavery taking place, and the steps it has taken to assess and manage that risk; its effectiveness in ensuring that ...

UCA Funds Management hires Mathew Browning as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... a non-executive director with Scotch College and World Vision Australia. Pease will serve on UCA Fund Management's audit, risk and compliance committee. AM is pleased to announce Ms Pearse's appointment to the board and the audit, risk and compliance ...

BetaShares launches Australian equities ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
BetaShares has launched a new ethical ETF for Australian equities. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: FAIR) "provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian companies that ...

First State Super joins Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
First State Super has joined the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The $87 billion dollar profit-to-member superannuation fund becomes the 38 th member of ACSI. ACSI is a collaborative organisation of institutional ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... entities on climate-change related risks. Summerhayes noted that APRA has established an internal Climate Change Financial Risk Working Group to develop their supervisory response. "The group is responsible for updating APRA staff on relevant developments ...