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Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... the surplus is invested back into the church -it's a distinctive mission, but a Christian mission as well. How does this impact on discussions with potential clients? Do they tend to be drawn from not-for-profits that have a Christian mission? MW: At ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... particularly apparent in a low return environment: Which one is the easiest to implement, which will have the greatest impact and which will never happen?" There are three dimensions investors can examine to reduce these leakages - the investment chain ...

Philanthropy Australia rolling out impact investing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Philanthropy Australia (PA) has begun a program to educate members about impact investment, with a focus on building knowledge and awareness in its first year. Fiona Maxwell, Queensland manager at Philanthropy Australia "PA has introduced a range of ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... work really well for them." Meanwhile, Community Sector Banking is also looking at developing its services around managing impact investing services geared towards philanthropies. Philanthropy Australia recently announced that they will be working on ...

Net Balance: financial, shared value performance related

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
There is a correlation between Australian companies with strong financial performance and strong creating shared value (CSV) performance, but it appears that financial performance leads to greater CSV, rather than vice versa, according to research from ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... areas including board independence, succession planning and related party transactions, which AMP Capital attributes to the impact of the two-strikes voting rule. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager "It is incredible how much more ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... said. "One is building on what we've done to date, improving the quality of the investment process, [a] better sense of the impact of ESG factors in the long-term, and measuring that in a sensible way that informs our investment teams on the process." ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... When thinking about the ESG ratings, there's definitely a focus on those companies that have potential for a more negative impact, more negative surprise, and that is consistent with how the market reacts to the ESG rating information. We're only just ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... that ESG will always outperform, but looking at the use of the model, and looking at it in a time of crisis such as the impact of the Eurozone crisis [of 2009], we saw a definitive difference between the best and worst ESG performing countries." AXA ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability in Australia and New Zealand and asked them to evaluate leadership and CSR. ACCSR has researched the issues that impact on improving CSR practice since 2007. ACCSR asked respondents to identify companies that they considered to be CSR ...