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JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... The exception to that rule is those people in PAFs who are very long term givers or who even have a perpetual timeframe in mind. They often see that there is an opportunity and really a need to extend the asset allocation so you can grow the assets over ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Woodhouse,Net Balance senior associate. "Recommendation 7.4 more specifically brings sustainability disclosures to the front of mind with the audit committee. When you bring this issue to the forefront, I think it will mean a gradual continued uptake ...

UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Uniting Church and others have expressed concerns over the treatment of people within those detention centres. We turned our mind to two questions - is this a material part of Transfield's business model, and does the contract that Transfield Services ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... with NGOs as really important in terms of working through strategy. It's very important that we understand what's on the mind of NGOs. Oxfam is an organisation that we've long engaged with, along with other stakeholder groups. We also engage with customers ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... challenges is to then demonstrate the link between doing good and being accountable to shareholder value, she said. "Key to my mind is corporate reporting strategies. Rather than breathing a sigh of relief when one report is finished and then waiting ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... cited supply chain as one example of this. "We meet with chairs, and we can tell that supply chain is very much front of mind, and that companies are paying attention to the supply chain, but it's got a long tail," he said. Going forward, both Chioatto ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees have a legal obligation to evaluate and appropriately respond to climate change risks in their funds' investment portfolios, according to Norton Rose Fulbright. Zein El Hassan, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright "Trustees should ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Companies that lead in corporate responsibility are linking sustainability progress with remuneration and have strong stakeholder engagement on sustainability, according to the Business in the Community (BITC) 2014 Corporate Responsibility Index. BITC ...

NZ Super Fund sells partial forestry stake to iwi collective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold a 2.5% stake in New Zealand's largest forestry business to six iwi organisations. The six iwi representative organisations - Ngati Rangitihi, Ngati Whakaue Assets and Te Arawa River Iwi Limited Partnership, Ngati ...