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Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
With material human rights issues rising on the agenda for companies and their investors, non-governmental organisations are flagging sexual harassment in garment factories as a source of risk, both in terms of productivity losses and reputational risks ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... station business you will need to anticipate how electric vehicles will be recharged, whether there will be a demand for retail charging stations (or will cars recharge at home or the car park), whether you need to move from quick convenience store sales ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... investors in sustainability," said Chris Nunn, head of sustainability, real estate, at AMP Capital. "Institutional and retail investors and their underlying membership have an increasing interest in sustainability. We have much more interest in our sustainability ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... "Healthcare and aged care property assets are not as exposed to the economic cycle as other types of large scale commercial or retail property investments we have in the portfolio," Sawtell-Rickson said. "We believe the strategy and approach we will ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Ausbil Investment Management has become the first Australian fund manager to sign up to the Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution (IDPP), a declaration citing plastic pollution as a clear risk to the environment and to the branding of companies ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolios for more than 10 years. Last year, CFS launched Baillie Gifford's Long Term Global Growth Fund (LTGG) to Australian retail investors "The launch of the LTGG Fund brought Baillie Gifford's unique investment capability to the Australian retail ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... other areas as well. Last month, ASIC clarified two guidances - Regulatory Guide 228 Prospectuses: Effective disclosure for retail investors; and Regulatory Guide 247 Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review, to update information pertaining ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... the Responsible Investment Association Australasia and the UN Global Compact. "Australian investors - whether they are retail, wholesale or institutional - are becoming more climate-aware and increasingly seeking domestic green infrastructure opportunities ...

Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian retail investors would accept lower financial returns if companies always acted ethically towards customers, employees and the community, according to new KPMG research. The report is based around a nationwide survey of 1,510 ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... according to a statement from the Climate Bonds Initiative. "Issuing a green bond is an important milestone for QSCF and the retail property sector globally, and is an endorsement of QIC GRE's progress and ongoing focus on sustainability," said Michael ...