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ESG indices, products faring relatively better in coronavirus response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Both ETHI and FAIR exclude companies with a material exposure to fossil fuels, and FAIR excludes the big four Australian banks. This means that when an oil price war broke out earlier this year between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the ETFs were already insulated ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... investments lead to better performance outcomes has skyrocketed with 67% of Australians believing ethical or responsible banks perform better in the long term and 62% for super funds, a 33% rise since RIAA conducted its last consumer research, in 2017. ...

Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... our portfolio reflects the growth in our certified products." All new retail mortgage and deposit products sold via the banks' four brands Firefighters - Mutual Bank, Health Professionals Bank, Teachers Mutual Bank, and UniBank - are Certified Responsible ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... distribution, Hirst said. "A company can distribute via media, brokers, proxy firms, whether that's the adviser groups, or private banks," he said. "This is about working in a collaborative way to engage the stakeholders/distribution partner. It is possible ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... BTR and believes the fund will capitalise on the financing gap created by the tight capital constraints on the traditional banks for the BTR sector. The fund will be able to provide up to 7-year loans, LVRs up to 70 per cent and competitive pricing ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... will unlock capital and capacity to tackle social issues at scale." Big Society Capital in the UK is funded by four large banks - Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and RBS. "There's lots of value in the Taskforce's recommendations and ideas - in particular ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... essential tool going forward. The finance industry is also in the spotlight, as the public is asking their superannuation funds, banks, and insurance companies for their actions to mitigate risk and seek opportunity in the response to climate change. ...

Genex Power closes $192 million certified green debt funding package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... cost of certification is relatively modest, but what it opened up is that it allows us to tap into the huge appetite of banks and equity companies to provide green finance," he said. "We found that if you can be independently certified as being green ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... O'Connor, CEO RIAA ASFI is a collaborative initiative supported by insurers, superannuation funds, investment managers and banks that are developing an Australian Sustainable Financial Roadmap with the end goal of realigning the financial services sector ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... then-record fine of $700 million to settle proceedings relating to serious breaches of AML/CTF laws. Indeed, Australian banks aren't even unique at a global level - a 2017 report by Vigeo Eiris examined the responsible and ethical culture in banking ...