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Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... report," she said. "If you look at the mining and minerals sector, it's just expected that they'll report. The financial services sector is expected to report because of demands for transparency around those metrics." Gruber has noticed an upswing in ...

Australian Ethical appoints Michael Monaghan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... director to the board. Monaghan has more than 30 years' experience in investment, consulting and leadership of financial services organisations both in Australia and internationally, Australian Ethical said. Monaghan is currently deputy chair of HammondCare ...

Vigeo Eiris assesses "ongoing, serious" misconduct cases in global banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
"Ongoing and serious cases of misconduct' in the banking and financial services sectors around the world undermine trust in markets and threaten banks' license to operate, according to global research from corporate social responsibility rating agency ...

Local Government Super hires David Smith as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... chair Smith comes to LGS from AXIS Specialty Australia, where he was CEO. Prior to this, he was CEO of Zurich Financial Services, and has over 17 years experience as a CEO and COO within the financial services sector, LGS said. The appointment followed ...

Alpha Fund Managers invests in Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Ethical grew by 37% in assets under management and 24% by members. Dam has more than 13-years' experience in the financial services industry and previously worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac, BT, IOOF, and most recently ING Bank in banking ...

UCA Funds Management hires James Cook as director investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... team, provide strong investment leadership, and allow us to better serve investors." Cook began his career in financial services as a trainee graduate with a Melbourne based stockbroking/financial planning firm before moving to the UK with Citicorp Scrimgeour ...

Less than half of ASX100 companies have exec-level technologist: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Hayward cited blockchain, robo-advice and machine learning as technologies that will drive disruption in the financial services sector. There are a total of 38 companies with technologists in leadership roles on the ASX, up from seven in 2011. Meanwhile ...

Sustainalytics CEO discusses impact of Morningstar ownership stake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... use the ESG specialist's company-level research. "Morningstar is as good as an example as any of a mainstream financial services firm has seen the growth of ESG/responsible investment is a critical component of offering financial products and services ...

Australian Ethical sees record net inflows for June quarter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Ethical to invest in its business, Vernon said. "We really want to be a significant player in the Australian financial services landscape," he said. "We feel that ethical investing has come of age, is coming of age, and that allows us to invest in the ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
The Financial Services Council has launched its new Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship code, which will be mandatory for all members. Sally Loane, FSC CEOw Stewardship codes for asset management arose in response to the GFC. The ...