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Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustee boards have a higher percentage of women on their boards than ASX listed companies. This week, Women on Boards (WOB) presented their 2015 Boardroom Diversity Index (BDI), which evaluated 1422 organisations across multiple ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and other stakeholders are planning to engage with ASX-listed payday lenders and goods rental companies in a campaign to improve their lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Altius Asset Management, a boutique fixed interest asset manager, has launched the Altius Sustainable Bond fund. Bill Bovingdon, CIO Altius Asset Management The Altius Sustainable Bond fund is a diversified fixed interest portfolio made up of government ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Companies are "inconsistent in recognising risks and taking action"on deforestation risks from major agricultural commodities in their supply chain, according to CDP. Katie McCoy, head of forests, CDP While more than 90% of companies see opportunities ...

US$9.2 billion in green bonds issued in Q3 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
US$9.2 billion in green bonds was issued globally in the third quarter of 2014, with Credit Agricole as the top green bonds underwriter for the quarter, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Acronym guide: CACIB is Credit Agricole CIB, BAML is ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
(Ed note: updates substantially with comment from Nathan Fabian of IGCC) The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has published an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, urging the federal government to maintain its previous support for the Renewable ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
There are more than a thousand Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) in Australia with approximately AU$4 billion in assets, with new donations rising to AU$354 million, according to the annual JBWere Giving Trends Report. Distributions from PAFs to charitable ...

Carbon Trade Exchange launches REC trading platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX) has launched a fully electronic Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trading platform, TRECs. CTX began developing the REC Trading Platform last year to provide a "secure, transparent and liquid web-based trading environment ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
One hundred of the world's largest companies made investments in social programs valued at US$12.2 billion in 2013, but less than a third of those companies are reporting on the impact of those investments, according to a new global report by KPMG International. ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Managing a company's reputation when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can strengthen intangible assets, corporate and financial experts said. Philipp Aeby, chief executive officer, RepRisk Speaking at a panel discussion ...