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Big data, ESG ratings can combine to unlock investment return: TruValue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... teaching their computers to analyse Japanese and German, and will be pushing its coverage to smaller cap countries, such as Australia, Canada, and the UK, Malinak said.

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... to report on their exposures to modern slavery and their management of those risks. Experts discuss implications of Australia's Modern Slavery Act at RIAA 2018 annual conference The Modern Slavery Bill has passed the lower House of Parliament, and is ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... just accounting for impact... It's not an afterthought, but it's very much a secondary objective." For Social Ventures Australia, a not-for-profit that invests in social impact assets, the managing for impact is central to the organisation's mission ...

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... country and its credit rating or credit spreads," according to research from Insight Investment. Bruce Murphy, director, Australia and New Zealand, Insight Investment Insight Investment, a global investment manager, has developed a country rating model ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... mention a specific human rights strategy in their sustainability reports. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia WCBSD has released its Human Rights Deep Dive Analysis via BCSD Australia - formerly Sustainable Business Australia. The deep ...

Impact Investing Australia to administer $7m Australian government fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
The federal government has selected Impact Investing Australia (IIA) as the administrator of the $7 million Australian Government Sector Readiness Fund (SRF) to enable social enterprises to grow their impact. IIA, a not-for-profit organisation supporting ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) Australian Convenor Sarah Barker. "In fact, the hurdles for such litigation in Australia are arguably lower than those faced by plaintiffs in the US for a number of reasons. First, we have a very active ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... management. The team has invested in more than 250 wind and solar projects globally, with 40 projects in Asia Pacific - Australia, Japan and Taiwan. This represents close to 5 gigawatts of capacity, able to generate clean energy to power over 3 million ...

Cbus becomes Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
Cbus has become the fifth signatory to the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) launched the code, which covers activities including exercising voting rights, company engagement, monitoring ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Management applies shorting strategies across some of its funds, such as its European-domiciled hedge funds and its Australia 130/30 style fund, and does short stocks based on ESG issues, said Chad Slater, CIO at Morphic Asset Management. Morphic integrates ...