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PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... N.V., ATP, AXA Investment Managers, Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG, Bloomberg L.P., BlueBay Asset Management LLP, Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Danske Bankm Deutsche Bank Advisors, Generation Investment Management LLP, Global Evolution, Hermes Fund Managers ...

YES BANK signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank, has become a signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... different." NSG Super is looking at investment managers for the option as well, and Rodwell-Ball said that existing manager AMP Capital Investors will probably manage funds in the SRI option as well. "AMP manages both our local and our international ...

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 ...