Search Results

Showing 1911 - 1920 of 3198 results for "Australian"

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... strategies. On the securities side for example, in Australia there has been a large focus on active proxy voting by Australian funds which has impacted securities lending as we are required to recall securities to facilitate our clients voting instructions. ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... are more likely to get sunburn from UVB than those living in Europe, North America or most of Asia. According to the Australian government we have one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. At least two in three Australians will be diagnosed ...

Green bond issuance could hit close to US$300 billion: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Netherlands issued its inaugural green bond in 2019 and Germany said it intends to issue a green bond later in 2020. However, Australian issuance of green bonds stayed relatively level in 2019 - last year's issuance was $4.5 billion versus $4.3 billion ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australian small and mid-cap listed companies listed governance, diversity, safety and equality as their top three material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, as well as areas of future improvement, according to a survey conducted by ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... past three months. BetaShares Ethical ETFs FUM BetaShares points to the coincidence of the spike of inflows into the Australian equities ETF FAIR and the international equities ETF ETHI with the onset and intensification of the Australian bushfire emergency. ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... TCFD before they become compulsory." The TCFD guidelines are voluntary and not compulsory in Australia. However, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... likened the bushfire crisis to the global financial crisis. "What needs to change is not so much the appetite of the Australian people to be generous, kind, and eager to support right at this moment," Petersen said. "It's about embedding a transformational ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... and regulatory enforcement in Asian countries, ranging from plastic use and waste to human rights and labour, expose Australian companies to evolving risks and opportunities across environmental and social metrics, according to Ausbil Investment Management. ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Saturna's long term value based investing philosophy that's been in place since day one." Saturna is seeking mandates from Australian institutional investors for their two sustainability strategies: international equity and fixed income, Klimo said. ...

VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... through 2019. She has been a non-executive director for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, and is a member of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative's Sustainable financial ...