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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 ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... third publicly disclose information on the effectiveness of those programs, according to research published by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The report, Workplace mental health and safety: corporate ...

CEFC reports investing $500 million in last year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... support increased investment activity across the clean energy sector. In doing so, we deliver wider benefits to the Australian economy, such as assisting technologies to move down the cost curve, and building skills and supply chain capacity designed ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... geographic regions - Euro, Europe, Emerging Markets, and Global, as well as the newly launched ZC. The fund is open to Australian institutional investors, said Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst and regional strategist at Inflection Point Capital ...

ACSI ups ante on zero-women boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is ramping up the pressure on ASX-listed companies that have no women on their boards in advance of the 2015 annual general meeting (AGM) season. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has written a ...

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark issues draft indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... has been working to develop the indicators for more than a year now, and is seeking feedback from investors globally. Australian investors should comment on the benchmark and support its development, said Duncan Paterson, CEO of CAER. CAER is part of ...

CEFC signs $50m asset financing agreement with Firstmac

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has signed a AU$50 million asset finance agreement with non-bank lender Firstmac. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The agreement will see the CEFC and Firstmac extend personal and ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... managing director of UCA Funds Management. The group has separate proposals relating to each sector. This week, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that Money3 has stopped offering its two-payments 'fixed fee' loan arrangement ...