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Climate Bonds Standard approves Deloitte France, Deloitte Luxembourg

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... investment. "Deloitte is thrilled to join the Climate Bond Initiative as an approved verifier," said Julien Rivals, partner and global leader sustainability assurance, Deloitte France. "We believe that standardisation and third party verification are ...

IGCC calls for action, investment to adapt at-risk infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... finance sector on promoting adaptation investment across Australia," among other recommendations. IGCC will also engage with global climate finance bodies on the development of an adaptation and resilience measurement framework. IGCC also recommends ...

Hunter Hall to merge with Pengana Capital to create $3bn fund manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... approved, the proposed Board of the merged business will be: Chairman, Warwick Negus, former CEO of Colonial First State Global Asset Management and co-founder of 452 Capital Kevin Eley, current Hunter Hall Board member David Groves, current Hunter Hall ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Morphic Asset Management is launching the Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited (MEC), a new ethically screened global equity LIC. Jack Lowenstein, co-founder and managing director, Morphic Asset Management Morphic combines ethical screens with an investment ...

AXA IM launches "impact-style" fund linked to gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... investment strategy to generate long-term capital growth from companies that promote gender diversity. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM The strategy - The AXA World Funds - MiX in Perspectives - has been launched in Europe ...

IIRC to hold comment period to review first three years of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... but also to thinking and planning for the future of their business," said Richard Howitt, CEO, IIRC. "We have seen 1,500 global companies adopt Integrated Reporting around the world, with its implementation already becoming mainstream in countries such ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... should adopt national legislation comparable to the United Kingdom's Modern Slavery Act 2015. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global Compact Network Australia The Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee of the Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Foreign ...

APRA calls for stress-testing of climate change risks in regulated entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Agreement, a report by the Financial Stability Board's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommending a global, framework for improving a wide spectrum of climate-related disclosures, and the legal analysis, Legal Opinion on Climate ...

Climate Bonds Initiative CEO speaks on 2017 green bond market outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... may not have a massive market like the Chinese or Japanese bond markets, but the way we do it has enormous potential for global applicability and replicability," Kidney said. "In the financial services sector, you've seen an alliance between the science ...

GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair, new members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
​​The GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) has appointed a new chair and six new board members, including Robyn Leeson of STR Consulting in Australia. Judy Kuszewski, chief executive of Suncroft International, is ...