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Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... terms of their strategy is take a longer term view on performance. We've started to hear investors cry out loud - the investor surveys that EY pulls together have only become clearer that they need to have a better view on ESG performance of companies ...

BetaShares sees increased demand for "true to label" ethical products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... said. "Advisers are adopting it, but it's really the investors and the self-directed. What we are finding is that our investor base is expressing a significant amount of interest in ethical investing - the launch of ETHI shows that the demand is broad ...

ACSI, CareSuper announce nominations for Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and CareSuper have announced open nominations from finance professionals for the Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award. The Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award is named after Michael ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has announced regulatory outcomes against Thorn's consumer leasing businesses Radio Rentals, RR and Rentlo Reinvented that will see millions in dollars of refunds and write-offs of fees to consumers. ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
A number of Australian listed companies have been included in the 2018 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI). The GEI is a reference index that measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support ...

PRI publishes guide on responsible investment in infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
The PRI has launched a guide on responsible investment in infrastructure, clarifying key concepts in responsible investment in private infrastructure equity and debt. Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI The Primer on responsible investment in infrastructure ...

UNEP FI select Oliver Wyman, Mercer as expert advisers on TCFD-related project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Oliver Wyman and Mercer have been chosen as expert advisers on a project examining climate-related risks and opportunities for financial institutions being undertaken by the United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). UNEP FI ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... class, and we are proud to be working with the CBI to continue developing the green finance market." NAB, ANZ, and the Investor Group on Climate Change are all members of the partners program. "Asset managers and asset owners will play an increasingly ...

Victorian government launches first social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The Victorian government has launched the state's first social impact bond (SIB), aimed at reducing chronic homelessness. Minster for Housing, Disability and Ageing Martin Foley The Andrews Labor government has this week launched the J2SI SIB, which ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... forward to continuing to develop the fund," said Deborah Coakley, Dexus executive general manager funds management. "Investor interest in the sector has been strong both domestically and globally and we're excited by the growth opportunities this represents ...