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Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... believe in creating value through a customised ESG scoring, and an engineered equity philosophy that will focus on compensated risk factors over time," Potter said. "We expect to launch a series of products that will be unique for individual clients." ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The utilities sector globally is exposed to material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issue that will require companies to innovate in the face of radical change in coming years, according to a report by Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics undertook ...

Abbot Point Port Expansion leads controversy list: RepRisk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... risks, according to RepRisk. RepRisk released its Most Controversial Projects Report (MCP Report), based on the company's ESG Risk Platform analytics. The Abbot Point Port Expansion project was joint-third on the list. RepRisk cited impact on ecosystems ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... incorporate ESG criteria when making alternative asset investments, the survey found. Respondents also said that ESG improves risk-adjusted returns and "is an important aspect of risk and reputation management, according to the survey. LGT Capital Partners ...

RobecoSAM launches 2015 assessment for DJSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... said Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, head of business development and marketing at RepRisk. "We believe that dynamic and timely risk information from third-party sources and external stakeholders, such as media, NGOs, and governmental bodies, is a critical ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) has warned the payday lending industry to improve its consumer protections or face more enforcement action. ASIC issued a report recently that found that some payday lenders are "engaging ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... green the Chinese economy, Kidney said. He noted that there is a PBOC working group looking at green loans and how banks' risk coverage ratio can be adjusted to give positive weightings to verified green bonds. "There is an overarching sense that the ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... incorporate ESG criteria when making alternative asset investments, the survey found. Respondents also said that ESG improves risk-adjusted returns and "is an important aspect of risk and reputation management, according to the survey. LGT Capital Partners ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... submitted to the Climate Bond Standards Board for confirmation. Board members are CalSTRS, the (US) Investor Network on Climate Risk, the (EU) Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change, the (Australian) Investor Group on Climate Change, NRDC, CDP ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... proliferated in the payday lending business, we believe many of these target employed clients as a means of lowering bad debt risk, and therefore the perception of predatory lending is lower. In addition, ASIC has strong oversight of consumer lending ...