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CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... agreements (EUA). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The CEFC is partnering with National Australia Bank (NAB) and Eureka Funds Management to add additional funding to The Australian Environmental Upgrade Fund (TAEUF), which will now have AU$80 million in finance ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has increased its focus on succession planning for senior management and boards of directors and sees the issue as part of overall quality of leadership when considering governance issues in companies. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds, it's a little more challenging given the scale of funds and the diversity of assets under their management.... In addition to moving out of the sectors, we need to be looking at investing in the solutions because without that concomitant ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has developed a fossil fuel policy that rules out future investments in thermal coal, unconventional oil such as shale and deep water drilling and in companies that extract gas through fracking. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ...

PRI, GRESB agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... policies and processes. GRESB provides a more detailed assessment of fund or company-level activities, including risk management, policy and process but also with a strong focus on sustainability performance. Indicators that partially or fully overlap ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... found in financial statements, such as occupational health and safety performance, corporate culture and supply chain management, Carlsson-Sweeny said in the paper. "The proportion of a company's value that is derived from intangible assets is increasing ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... forest risk commodities, fossil fuel, etc. The topic is so massive." The current CDSB reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... which is increasingly mandated and scrutinized by asset owners. According to the PRI, as of April 2013 assets under management by PRI signatories stands at USD 32 trillion, up from USD 4 trillion as of the PRI's launch in 2006. With 42 asset owner signatories ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... off you have a fund that has $10 million to invest and it's expensive to run," Blackburn-Wright said. "Funds charge a management fee, but it's not enough to cover the real costs incurred. This puts enormous pressure on the financial intermediaries and ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... allocation while still exercising responsible stewardship of their resources, according to a paper written by UCA Funds Management. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of ...