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AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... locally domiciled ESG integrated SmartBeta equity strategy continues to attract strong interest from both institutional and retail investors, looking for a more intelligent and pragmatic approach to capture the market return." AXA IM currently has AU$655 ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... green tranche, certified by the global Climate Bonds Initiative. The ABS is supported by a pool of Australian unsecured, retail, "no interest ever" payment plans, originated by Certegy Ezi-Pay Pty Ltd ("Certegy"), a wholly owned subsidiary of FlexiGroup ...

UCA Funds Management publishes annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... UCA Funds Management UCA Funds Management completed the transition to responsible entity and received its licence as a retail fund provider from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in February, confirmed Michael Walsh, chief executive ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... of Macquarie University. Katherine Christ and Roger Burritt Roger Burritt and Katherine Christ, Macquarie University New retail technology is set to change the environmental credibility of the wine industry. Reports from Canada and Australia both indicate ...

UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) to the status of Responsible Entity and that they will register their retail funds as registered managed investment schemes (MIS). The fund currently holds an AFSL as a wholesale fund manager. Moving ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) issues." The fund currently has AU$39 million in assets under management and is available to retail and institutional fund managers, said Gavin Goodhand, senior portfolio manager, Altius Asset Management. Altius pursued RIAA ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... way fund managers and asset managers use responsible investment strategies, RIAA found. There has been strong demand by retail consumers for responsible investments - the rise in core responsible investment assets to nearly AU$32 billion has doubled ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... achieving its sustainability targets, the company held the forum in March 2015 to discuss the future of place when building retail, residential and commercial developments, said Paul Edwards, group general manager sustainability, Mirvac. "The forum was ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers Group has highlighted improvements in worker safety and diversity measures as well as increasing transparency in its retail chains' supply chain in its 2015 sustainability report. Kate Chaney, sustainability manager corporate affairs, Wesfarmers ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Data security and cyber security issues have the potential for significant reputational and financial impacts on companies' performance, and AMP Capital says the issue should be well understood and priorities at the board level. Karin Halliday, AMP ...