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Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... universe." See Also: UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services to exclusions UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian financial services landscape," Mooney said. In its report, Credit Suisse cites NAB's Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia reports, which define financial exclusion as not having access to a moderate amount of credit, a basic transaction ...

Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are using their custodians to assist in monitoring manager adherence to environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, according to J. P. Morgan Investor Services. Custodians are the repository of data on asset level ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The global sustainable market now stands at US$21.4 trillion, a growth of 61% since 2012, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIR) 2014. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The GSIR 2014 is the second report into the size and characteristics ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Asia's sustainable investment market has grown 22% year on year since 2011, reaching US$44.9 billion of assets being managed using sustainable investment strategies in 2013, according to the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies in the food and beverage sector are exposed to "relatively high" sustainability risks that overlap and interact, according to a review by AMP Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The 37 companies that make up the ASX's food ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel companies or convertible notes from companies that derive material business from gambling, another area of exclusion, Walsh said. The cash portfolio's mortgage book makes loans to community service organisations, aged care facilities and ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
A superannuation fund's decision around divestment from fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be grounded in the fund's governance processes towards investment issues and is bounded by legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... hard to see that nuclear won't be an important part of the picture in the energy matrix in the future." By removing the exclusion on nuclear energy investments, 48 nuclear energy companies will become potentially investible, and of that 48, 18 companies ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... which features a 30-second television commercial as part of the strategy, is aimed at people experiencing financial exclusion, which Good Shepherd Microfinance notes are often locked out of mainstream banking. Good Shepherd Microfinance and NAB formally ...