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APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... information-sharing and improving our understanding in this area. Through such initiatives as I've just described, APRA intends to gain insights in areas such as how exposed regulated entities are to physical, transitional and liability risks, and whether ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) has joined Deloitte as part of the Risk Advisory business and Reputation and Sustainability Practice. ACCSR joins Deloitte. (Pictured L-R) Wibi Rockwood, Director, Deloitte Risk Advisory ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Investors and boards of listed companies are neither friends nor foes, but their interest align in differing ways over time, and this requires an array of engagement approaches to achieve desired outcomes. This is the conclusion of a panel of engagement ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... the preparedness and resilience of these customers to climate change. We will engage with them over the next 12 months to gain further insights into their risk and opportunity assessments."

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... low-carbon objectives that are becoming increasingly important for superannuation investors. We have a lot of clients that want to gain a similar exposure at a decent price point. We have a tried and tested methodology, we've been building on a lot of ...

New super funds use technology, responsible investment focus to reach members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... dropped away, and we're entering an age of fierce competition within super. Some of them are starting to make in roads and gain some reasonably strong inflows in a short space in time, indicating that there is certainly an appetite from consumers for ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... to ESG integration, while 71% of APAC survey respondents and 74% globally see three-plus years as a realistic timeframe to gain outperformance from ESG investments The biggest barrier to investors at the moment is a lack of "transparent, standardised ...

CEFC allocates $80 million to Bodangora wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... projects. We hope to see increasing participation from commercial lenders in the future as the economics of these projects gain strength." Separately, the CEFC has also announced that it has financed more than 1,000 specialist energy efficiency projects ...

Mirvac Sydney HQ receives WELL certification for health and wellbeing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Mirvac's Sydney headquarters has received a GOLD certification from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the first WELL certification in Australia. Paul Edwards, group, general manager of workplace experiences, Mirvac The building, at EY ...

CEFC makes two investments totalling $230 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... strategy that will result in more social and affordable housing dwellings linked to tailored support, to help households gain independence," and is aiming to deliver 2,200 new social and affordable homes across NSW. The CEFC's finance will enable SGCH ...