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BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking will develop structured products tied to the Solactive Sustainable Development Goals World Index. BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking has been licensed for the new equity index, which consists ...

CEFC, Commonwealth Bank launch energy efficient finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... sustainable, lower-carbon future and economy," said Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, Commonwealth Bank Group executive for institutional banking and markets.

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Investing for the climate in Asia, undertaken by Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), with support of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ). The report found a positive shift, but said financial regulators need to help catalyse the shift ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... wanting to position themselves, with products that have exclusions - there are some who have stated a fossil fuel exclusion. Banking products are a diverse offering - there are others that have an allocation to impact/philanthropy in part of the interest ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Australians perceive large corporations, the banking, finance and insurance sector, and politicians at every level of government as unethical, according to a new Ethics Index released by the Governance Institute of Australia. Steven Burrell, chief executive ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... there is only one laggard on that ASX200 that does not provide any reporting - Mesoblast. Leaders include AGL, Amcor, ANZ Banking, BHP Billiton, Brambles, CSL, Dexus Property Group, Fortescue Metals, GPT, Insurance Australia Group, Incitec Pivot, Mirvac ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... corporate donations at this year's AGM season. On its website, ACCR has drafted model resolutions for the fossil fuel and banking industries. "We have draft potential resolutions on the websites, one for fossil fuel companies, and one for banks," Le ...

Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... putting in place." The expectations of an increase in gender diversity is not evenly distributed across industries - 27% of banking and capital market executives expect "a substantial increase in the number of women in leadership," while only 6% of insurance ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... here in Australia from ASIC. Witness ASIC's commencement of civil penalty proceedings against elements of the domestic banking sector for [Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate] BBSW conduct. How do we as investors assess that risk? It's one thing to say conduct ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... have been certified under the RIAA Certification Program. The products cover equities funds, fixed interest funds, ETFs, banking products, private equity, property, impact investments as well as 20 certified financial advisers. "Our program is designed ...