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RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... months to have that overlay in place." The certification can be applied to a wide range of financial products, including banking products, O'Connor noted. "It's a model where any type of product can fit through the standard - a private equity fund, a ...

Median CEO bonus payout near record high: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... in the right place." ACSI contrasted the payment of entitlements against the backdrop of the Royal Commission into the banking industry and reports of declining public trust in companies. ACSI in the report quoted an Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... climate resilient and green infrastructure," said David Jenkins, head of sustainable finance, corporate and institutional banking, National Australia Bank. This is the second annual report that climate Bonds Initiative has published on Australia. The ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking completes CFSGAM purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking has completed its $4 billion purchase of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). CFSGAM, which began in 1988, has funds under management of AU$318.4 billion. Mitsubishi is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... ensure that there are people who don't sit just within the responsible investment community, or just insurance, or just banking," said Simon O'Connor, co-chair of the Initiative and CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "It ...

Business has role to play in protecting human rights: Gillian Triggs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... that issues of trust had been raised by Kenneth Hayne in his report following the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. She also noted that responsibility for protecting human rights had been ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change, modern slavery and the Royal Commission on Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were all issues of ESG engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil has published ...

ACSI updates gender diversity policy to apply to ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... boards on the ASX200 with only one woman on their board, according to the 30% cClub. "We have set up a new Investment Banking/Private Equity Working Group to seek greater support from business and the investment community, and to increase their contribution ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... analyst, WCM As investors, as well as the wider community, digest the findings of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, WCM points out that an appropriate corporate culture is one of the ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... organisations. Trust is an ongoing issue, particularly given that the final report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is expected to arrive in the very near future. It's not surprising ...