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APRA hires lead for new team that will consider cyber-security risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... at the board level. Halliday did not have a specific opinion on APRA hiring of O'Doherty, but said that the financial services industry - for which APRA is the regulator - is particularly exposed to these risks, and that boards of financial institutions ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... The Sustainability Report This expert panel of investors and fund managers considered the ways in which the financial services industry can capital towards companies and projects that provide solutions to major social and environmental challenges. Research ...

Climate Bonds Initiative CEO speaks on 2017 green bond market outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... the Climate Bond Initiative standards, and also pointed to the innovative collaborative work done between the financial services sector, the sciences sector and the corporate sector to create methodologies to assess projects' impacts on climate and the ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... sectors such as the insurance industry stands out as having big exposure, as well as the healthcare industry, financial services - all services operating in these sectors are having to deal with this issue of storing and sitting on vast amounts of data. ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Good Money site in Morwell, Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Mikakos MP. "We're working to make sure that local people have improved access to appropriate and affordable financial services and products now and into the future," Minister Mikakos said in a statement. "Importantly, this will be the first Good Money ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... demand for responsible and ethical investment and retirement products is a challenge and an opportunity for the financial services industry, the key theme of the upcoming Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual RI Australia conference. ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire chief operating officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... made a huge contribution to moving environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into the forefront of the financial services sector but we know that there is still a great deal more to be done," de Graaf said. "I'm looking forward to working with ...

UCA Funds Management names Katherine Allchin to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Management has appointed Katherine Allchin as non-executive director. Allchin has more than 25 years' experience in financial services, and knowledge of retail and institutional funds management. She has previously worked as managing director at Barclays ...

Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... chief executive officer of the Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has more than 20 years' expertise in financial services and superannuation, and she was appointed to the IIRC board to "ensure the perspective of providers of financial capital ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... economy and blockchain are top sources of both risk and opportunity for Australia's insurance and diversified financial services sector, according to AMP Capital. Kristen Le Mesurier, senior ESG analyst, investment research, AMP Capital. AMP Capital ...