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Responsible investment to become "the new normal": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... perspective, they want innovative investment to be part of the long term. They have to radically shift regulation to be able to get money off the sidelines. If we go to the next slide, it means that there are 10 pieces to an action plan they launched ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... number of investors are drawn to the transparency that sustainable practices facilitate, allowing them to see where their money is going and what it is being used for. Ernst & Young's Global Institutional Investor Survey found that in 2015, 59.1% of ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... saw a lot of M&A activity," said Ric Marshall, executive director, MSCI ESG Research. "One of the things you could do with money if you weren't investing in R&D, you could build a bigger company buying up smaller companies. That trend seems to have been ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... can help the decarbonisation of the economy. This is a small step. But it's an important step for us, because it puts our money where our beliefs have been articulated." Bright Energy Investments has a development pipeline and will commence by constructing ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... does that happen where you have the risk of more and more people being unemployed, or casualised or part-time work. That money has to go further." The Morgan Stanley report notes that increased AI and robotics could mean the "nearshoring" or reshoring ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... including well known business risks including fair dealing/product responsibility, data protection and cybercrime, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance (AML/CTF). ACSI noted that overall, ASX50 companies had better coverage than the ASX51-200 ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... expansion, which will see up to 10 new surgery centres opened annually. "The Fred Hollows Foundation is providing grant money to launch each new surgery centre," Armstrong said. "We focus on the soft costs - doing the original business planning, training ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... active interest in their financial future and we want to help them understand that superannuation should be seen as their money, to invest in a way that aligns with their values and their lives," Lucas said.

Australian Ethical Investment reports AUM of $2.6 billion for half year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... demanding transparency and accountability in all aspects of their life, including their investments. They want to know their money is working hard to build a better world that they can enjoy in their own retirement, for their children and for generations ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance launches Speckle, online cash-loan service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... has launched Speckle, a fast online cash-loan banking service. Good Shepherd CEO Adam Mooney at announcement of new Good Money Centre in Morwell, Victoria. (photo courtesy of Good Shepherd Microfinance) Speckle features lower fees than are charged by ...