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Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... things that will impact on more entrenched beliefs about wealth creation. We think that's going to need new products and new advice models - and for me, the irony is that the people who most need financial advice are least likely to seek it out.... From ...

Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... former partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers and has worked in both Australia and the UK. Greenhill has assisted clients with advice and assurance around financial statement audit opinions, accounting and regulatory developments, capital raisings, accounting ...

New industry body to promote women in financial services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Women (FEW) has recently launched with the mission of providing a supportive network to give women impartial, confidential advice to help build their careers based on merit. Foundation sponsors include NAB/MLC, Colonial First State/Commonwealth Private ...

Perpetual hires philanthropic services manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Perpetual has hired Caitriona Fay as philanthropic services manager for Perpetual Private, its wealth advice arm. Fay comes to Perpetual from The Ian Potter Foundation, where she was senior program manager. She is a member of the Leading Learning in ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... institutional investors haven't assessed the positive arguments for unlisted as well." Mercer is proposing this line of advice and building on its own research, including their 2011 report, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... in terms of contribution to portfolio return. Partnering with a professor of finance and drawing on Mercer's actuarial advice, the responsible investment team has developed ways for clients to value ESG. Birgden notes that the challenge was to create ...

Low Carbon Australia and CEFC to merge for 2013 launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... fill the final position on the CEFC board. Binsted has extensive experience in investment banking and corporate financial advice. Binsted has previously served as managing director and joint CEO of Lazard in Australia and has also previously worked with ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... consulting services, training, resources and events. Net Balance offers services around five areas - sustainability strategy and advice, climate change, environmental services, social and community investment and economics. The merger comes at a time ...

Companies with carbon targets see higher reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... consumer companies in the food, beverage and retail industries. CDP Carbon Action's development has been supported through advice from Catholic Super, AXA Investment Managers, CCLA, Hermes Fund Managers, Robeco and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... of Hermes' Equity Ownership Services (EOS), a stewardship resource that globally has more than AU$116bn in assets under advice. EOS analyses companies that breach international ESG standards, such as the UN Global Compact Principles. "The new global ...