Search Results

Showing 2311 - 2320 of 2658 results for "impact"

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Commission (ASIC) made last year, said Alison George, ESG engagement manager at Regnan. "It's going to have pretty minor impact, I think," George said. "The reason for that is that it is consistent with other guidance- particularly the guidance that ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... happens when we take the standard MSCI world index and get rid of a sub-set of ESG risks, such as the ESG red flags in MSCI Impact Monitor - how does that impact on tracking error and the returns? Investors may be concerned with large tracking errors ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... appeal to ethical investors, and Edkins said there is a need for such funds, and other fund options that include more social impact investments. "I think this will appeal as one way for investors to invest in line with their social and environmental ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Oil and gas producing and servicing companies provide "very limited" disclosure around risks and impacts of their hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activity, according to research commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... requires sign-off from the board of directors. There are differences in the ways that internal and external stakeholders impact on sustainability discussions and strategies between Australia and Latin America, said Piacenza. "There are fewer shareholder ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... currently holds AU$120 million in assets under management. It does not hold any international bond issuance, because of the impact of hedging out currency volatility, Macri said. "With international bonds, you'd want to hedge the currency, because the ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... green bonds - fixed income securities that raise capital to fund projects with specific environmental benefits like climate impact mitigation and/or adaptation. Last year, the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence report, Bonds and Climate Change ...

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... techniques to accommodate sensory learning difficulties in play sessions. SVA provided start-up funding through their Social Impact Fund. The loan was used to establish a play centre in Melbourne to provide a permanent site for activities and expand ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Transpacific Industries, UGL, Westpac and WorleyParsons. US-based analysts at investment manager Aperio Group ran models of the impact on a listed equities portfolio if tiers 1 and 2 were eliminated, as compared with the ASX200 benchmark. According to ...

Cbus Super to target suicide prevention initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... will be more successful." Cbus Super will also look to commission more targeted research that will quantify the financial impact of suicide on the fund as well as look at the impact on lost productivity on the worksite when a worker commits suicide ...