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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 ...

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... the point of view of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), economic inequality is a key, and growing, financial risk internationally, said Angela Emslie, the independent chair of HESTA and a director of PRI. "Economic inequality,, after climate ...

Fashion retailers increase reporting of human rights in supply chain: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... base. The proportion still languishes at around one out of every five facilities." This represents a significant source of risk for Australian companies, Nimbalker noted. Australia is considering introducing its own version of the UK's Modern Slavery ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... capabilities that align with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD): governance and strategy, portfolio risk management, and targets and metrics. Institutions are rated from AAA-A-rated leaders to D-rated institutions. The report ...

IRRCi report analyses ESG integration behaviour of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are using a diverse set of approaches to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their portfolios, and a report commissioned by the Investor Responsibility Research Centre Institute (IRRCi) has developed ...