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UCA Funds Management names Katherine Allchin to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Management has appointed Katherine Allchin as non-executive director. Allchin has more than 25 years' experience in financial services, and knowledge of retail and institutional funds management. She has previously worked as managing director at Barclays ...

Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... chief executive officer of the Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has more than 20 years' expertise in financial services and superannuation, and she was appointed to the IIRC board to "ensure the perspective of providers of financial capital ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... economy and blockchain are top sources of both risk and opportunity for Australia's insurance and diversified financial services sector, according to AMP Capital. Kristen Le Mesurier, senior ESG analyst, investment research, AMP Capital. AMP Capital ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... screen that precludes investment in companies in fossil fuel industries, and an additional screen that excludes financial services companies based on their corporate conduct. SAS is one of LGS's investment options and is aimed at members seeking more ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... investments not been uniform across all Australian industrial sectors, Jeyaretnam said. The consumer products, financial services and telecommunications sectors have led the way in embedding sustainability in supply chains, while constriction, mining ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... specialising in real estate equity and debt investment. It is owned by TIAA, a £599bn asset manager and provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and government fields. The real estate investment manager focuses on ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... ESG risk is a real risk on valuation. That case is ever-stronger each year. Companies such as VW, some of the financial services scandals, and other ethical breaches, etc., can demonstrate that ESG risk is very real and is part of mainstream investment ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... they want to invest and you see that permeate back up to the platforms." On the institutional side, Uniting Financial Services (Uniting) has awarded an AUD $100 Million global credit mandate to Omega Global Investors that uses Omega's Smart Beta Plus ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... backed by the Queensland government, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the National Australia Bank (NAB) and offers financial services to people on low incomes. The Good Money stores will offer the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS), administered by Good Shepherd ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... drivers of a 2 degree/1.5 degree world and should be the source of continuing motivation for all parts of the financial services industry in Australia and globally. "Banks, insurers, super funds, and MNCs are all wanting to express something and articulate ...