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Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's wholesale cash product has been certified as an ethical fund by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Teachers Mutual Bank's Debt Issuance Program is an AU$500 million fund and has negative screens in place ...

Good Money opens Adelaide retail store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... the first one in South Australia, joining two other stores in Victoria. The Good Money store, is backed by the South Australian Government, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the National Australia Bank (NAB), and offers alternative lending products to high ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... financial products in Australia and New Zealand, and conducted a review of 85 fund managers. Of those managers, 58% of Australian managers provided information to RIAA and 41% of New Zealand managers provided information. RIAA this year created a separate ...

IGCC calls for emissions reductions targets with credible signal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has called for an Australian emission reduction target that "delivers a credible signal to capital in managing the transition to a low carbon economy." Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The Australian government has set ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... committing to measuring and publicly disclosing the carbon footprint of their investment portfolios on an annual basis. Australian Ethical Investment, HESTA, Plato Investment Management Limited, Catholic super, Local Government Super, UCA Funds Management ...

KPMG Australia buys Banarra

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Banarra, King said. "There are certain industries in Australia that have human rights and community rights issues, and Australian businesses are looking to manage those issues," he said. "They're trying to find ways to manage those issues. There are ...

UCA Funds Management select Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... their funds registered managed investment schemes this year. UCA Funds Management is in the process of changing their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) to RE status and will designate their retail funds as registered managed investment schemes ...

UCA Funds Management to convert funds to MIS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... managed investment schemes. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management UCA Funds Management is in the process of changing their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) to the status of Responsible Entity and that they will register their retail funds as ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... of the local economy, they have direct credit risks associated with any projects that they lend to, and in terms of Australian banks, they are exposed to higher level economic risks. Based on an assessment of financials, Australian banks are not overexposed ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) issues, according to a survey of the superannuation industry. BNP Paribas Securities Services and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) recently surveyed trustee directors, CEOs and senior management to identify ...