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Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... depends on people who are trapped in a cycle of high-cost debt, and we'd use the term predatory to describe that activity." The fund is invested in Flexigroup, said Tim Starke, portfolio manager at UCA Funds Management. "We had a close look at their ...

GRI, Fundacion ONCE launch disability reporting guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Fundacion ONCE, a leading organization of the European Network for CSR and Disability (CSR+D), have launched a guide for organisations to use in communicating commitments relating to inclusion of people with ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... launched its AU$1 million Impact Investment Grants Program. Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development, NAB The fund will support the development of social enterprises - for-profit businesses that are driven by a social or environmental ...

Ethical Advisers' Co-operative AUM reach nearly $1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... under management include a diverse range of products, including direct investment in assets, managed funds and superannuation fund products, Edkins said. "We, collectively as specialist ethical investment advisers, are acting as a conduit between the ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Investment Managers' (AXA IM) Global Equity SmartBeta ESG strategy is 5% ahead of its benchmark for its first six months, the fund manager has announced. Craig Hurt, AXA IM director of Australia and New Zealand The AXA IM All Country World Index (ACWI) ...

Supply chain sustainability school launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
A group of construction and infrastructure companies have partnered to launch an online school to increase sustainability knowledge around supply chain issues. John Holland, Mirvac, Stockland, Downer Tenix, McConnell Dowell, Infrastructure Sustainability ...

AMP Capital to advise GII on renewable infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Capital said. MUTB is a silent partner with GII and has a 15% minority shareholding in AMP Capital. MUTB plans to generate fund vehicles based on these renewable assets and market them to institutional investment client, targeting the local pension plans ...

Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... data on asset level and security-level exposures, and are often used by clients to monitor on implementation of outsourced fund management mandates. J.P. Morgan Investor Services last year created Investment Information Services, which is a cross-disciplinary ...

Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... divestment commitment and you have to have a home loan at the same time -that's fewer people than those who have a superannuation fund, but opens up a new age group for us that probably isn't as easy to convince on the super side," he said. "In terms ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The global sustainable market now stands at US$21.4 trillion, a growth of 61% since 2012, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIR) 2014. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The GSIR 2014 is the second report into the size and characteristics ...