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ACSI, CareSuper announce nominations for Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... highly respected in the superannuation industry and is regarded as a pioneer in the responsible investment movement in Australia and globally." "The Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award aims to advance ESG integration by developing the next generation ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... credit laws and engaged in misleading conduct," according to an ASIC announcement. In 2015,, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating to ASX-listed ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Financial inclusion isn't just a worthy social goal for banks - it also represents potential revenue that EY estimates could be as high as US$88 billion by 2020 in the Asia Pacific region. Jan Bellens, EY global emerging markets leader EY has published ...

CEFC commits $30 million to Coleambally Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) has committed $30 million in debt finance to the 150MW Coleambally Solar Farm in New South Wales. Neoen Australia is developing the Coleambally Solar Farm, which will be NSW's largest development. "We are pleased to support Neoen's ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... companies in 24 countries and regions and is sector-neutral. Among the 104 companies are Westpac, ANZ Bank, National Australia Bank, QBE Insurance Group, Fortescue Metals, and Bank of Queensland. "We commend the 104 companies included in the 2018 GEI ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... international company AGMs, which required establishing how to call back securities out for lend via its custodian, National Australia Bank Asset Servicing, Wyrsch said. "2017 was the first year for us where we voted ourselves our international shares," ...

Governance Institute hires new national director of education and training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Governance Institute of Australia has hired Mark Wilbourn as national director of education and training. In that role, Wilbourn will be responsible for member-facing and client-centric professional education and training offerings. "We are delighted ...

New Forests to sell carbon credits via Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
New Forests' Tasmanian portfolio company Forico and CO2 Australia will sell carbon credits to the Australian government via the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). David Brand, New Forests CEO The federal government recently approved a plantation forestry ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia's recently launched SVA Diversified Impact Fund has reached first close ahead of its end-of-year deadline, and has received commitments exceeding its $10 million minimum size. Alex Oppes, director, impact investing at SVA The ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Ethical Charter, is an attractive sector," Macri said. "Healthcare providers are looking to grow their capacity to service Australia's growing population and ageing demographic. The sector is characterised by strong operators and long lease terms. These ...