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SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... also look to build effective methods to measure social impact so a standard can be adopted by the mainstream financial investor community." There are existing government initiatives to encourage the development of investment in the social enterprise ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has recommended that listed companies disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. This week the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council published a ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
There is a growing use of environmental and social factors as part of quantitative investment techniques in equity portfolios, with fund managers integrating ESG data to either screen out undesired stocks, or to create customised benchmarks that tilt ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Brisbane-based financial planners Ethical Investment Advisers has launched a separately managed account (SMA) based on Australian equities that are screened to eliminate fossil fuel exposures. Louise Edkins, director, Ethical Investment Advisers The ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Oil and gas producing and servicing companies provide "very limited" disclosure around risks and impacts of their hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activity, according to research commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments has launched the Fixed Interest Trust, comprising Australian dollar-denominated fixed rate investments that meet the Australian Ethical charter. Australian Ethical has managed fixed income securities for 20 years as part ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... investment at Mercer. Jane Ambachtsheer, Mercer's global head of responsible investment Mercer has developed a framework for investor clients to develop their ESG approaches, and Ambachtsheer explained the process as part of Mercer's Global Investment ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... the International Finance Corporation. Each bond constitutes 5% of the total index. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused not-for-profit promoting large-scale investment in the low-carbon economy. It has developed the Climate Bond Standard ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... partner, FCS will expand their role. In addition to providing scoring services to the supply chain program and regional investor programs, FCS will now be the scoring partner for the S&P 500 and FTSE350 climate change disclosures, and will also take ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has increased its focus on succession planning for senior management and boards of directors and sees the issue as part of overall quality of leadership when considering governance issues in companies. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate ...