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AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is currently developing an impact investment fund of funds strategy, a response to growing client interest to invest into the space. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM AXA IM has allocated ...

LGS Taps AMP Capital for social infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) will invest in AMP Capital's Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF), a decision influenced by the social and environmental qualities that are part of the fund, said Bill Hartnett, LGS's head of sustainability. Bill Hartnett ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Increased environmental and social activism by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the rising importance of human and labour rights as a social issue for companies and a divergence between considerations of governance and social and environmental ...

Sedex Global partners with World Bank Institute on platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sedex Global and OpenCorporates will partner with the World Bank Institute to develop the Open Supply Chain Platform, an initiative aimed at companies' transparency and performance in responsible supply chain data. The Open Supply Chain Platform will ...

Government announces plan to abolish ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian government has announced plans to repeal the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 and abolish ARENA, a move that would return AU$1.3 billion to consolidated revenue. Treasurer Joe Hockey unveiled the 2014/2015 budget on Tuesday ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
ASX listed companies in water-sensitive sectors are more likely to be exposed to near-term water risks than global peers, but only 46% of those ASX companies disclosed information to the CDP for its Australia Water Report 2013. Graphic courtesy of CDP ...

bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union (SHCU) will merge after SHCU members endorsed the move this week. The merger will enhance bankmecu's presence in regional Victoria and offer the local community a greater range of products, said Damien Walsh, bankmecu ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
There are still more than three million Australian adults that are fully or severely excluded from financial products, lending weight to the argument for greater investment in microfinance in Australia, according to Good Shepherd Microfinance. Good ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The world's largest impact investors say they expect to commit US$12.7 billion to impact investments in 2014, a 19% increase over 2013, according to a survey conducted by.P. Morgan and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). T he J.P. Morgan/GIIN ...