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Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has licenses a new "values aligned" index from FTSE Russell the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The index will form the basis for two Vanguard ESG-related products. It is the first ...

Pauline Vamos resigns as chief executive officer of Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... environment." "Regnan's mission continues to be to promote a long-term approach to value creation and support confidence in Australia's investment industry, through the provision of well-researched insights into ESG risks and their management," Regnan ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Bank Australia has issued a three-year, $125 million sustainability bond linked to three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This marks not only the first time that Bank Australia has issued a bond, but also the first time a ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
With more than half of all professionally managed assets in Australia managed as responsible investments, the "real work" of the responsible investment industry is really beginning, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). ...

Australian Ethical reports AUM of $2.82 billion in full year results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has reported underlying profit after-tax for the 2017-2018 financial year rose 18% to $5.0 million, driven by strong member growth, strong inflows and positive investment performance. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Road New York, other NGOs including Moms Rising, In the Public Interest and others have joined. It can be likened to Australia's No Business in Abuse campaign, which targeted Broadspectrum (now part of Ferrovial) for taking on a contract with the Australian ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... start at pace and we want to grow this, and expand this audience over time. We'll be doing university events across Australia, limited to the budget that we have to coordinate them. So we're committing to three in the first year. I've already got Sydney ...

Michael Dwyer appointed chairman of Australia for UNHCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Michael Dwyer, the chief executive officer of First State Super, has been appointed as the new chairman of Australia for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency's national partner for Australia. Australia for UNHCR is responsible for engaging corporates, communities ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation The CEFC has released its 2018 Investment Update, discussing their role as a leading investor in Australia's renewable energy sector. The CEFC contuies to grow the number and value of its commitments - in 2017, CEFC committed to 36 ...

ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
More than a quarter of ASX100 companies do not have a remuneration policy that covers gender pay equity, although the vast majority have conducted analysis to determination if they are any remuneration gaps between men and women, according to a new ...