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First Sentier Investors hires Kate Turner as RI specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Sentier Investors Turner comes to First Sentier from Sustainalytics, where she was an associate director, its business in Australia and New Zealand. She has previously held roles at ICBC Standard Bank Plc in London and Baker & McKenzie in Sydney. Turner ...

GSSB seeks new business enterprise member for governance body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the governance body for the GRI Standards, is looking for a new member representing business enterprises. GSSB is seeking a person "of high integrity from the private sector, with in-depth knowledge ...

Millennials prioritise long term returns, fees in investment funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... and products when choosing investment funds, according to a survey by Calastone. Ross Fox, Calastone managing director Australia and New Zealand The survey also showed Australian millennials to be the most returns focused (60%) compared to their global ...

Market Forces lodges shareholder resolutions with Westpac, NAB, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Climate-related resolutions have been filed with Australia's big four banks in previous years, but the goals ofhte resolutions are evolving, noted Julian Vincent, Market Forces executive ...

ACSI issues updated Governance Guidelines for ASX300 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has updated its Governance Guidelines, reflecting the impact of the Banking and Financial Services Royal Commission and stressing the need to incorporate environmental, social and governance ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Authority (APRA) has encouraged regulated entities to perform climate-related stress testing and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has also called upon business to integrate climate risk into their business strategy. "My comment remains the same, though ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... report from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia WBCSD recently published Business Climate Resilience - Thriving through the transformation, launched to coincide with the ...

Ethical Investment Week to focus on "The Sustainability Revolution"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... annual Ethical Investment Week will focus on "The Sustainability Revolution" with a number of events in cities around Australia. Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative Ethical Investment Week 2019 will be held during the week of the ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... and the capital markets," said Christopher Page, Rainmaker managing director. Illustrating this, almost two thirds of Australia's investment and superannuation market being around $2 trillion is managed by fund trustee boards and investment managers ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... The Actuaries Institute have released a report, The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality and Retirement Incomes in Australia, which examines how climate change will affect Australians in broad ways - impact on economic growth, health and mortality ...