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Video: Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: Closing remarks, AIRA Immediate Past Chairman Warwick Bryan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... mainstream investors is growing, there is often confusion about how they incorporate these metrics into their analysis and investment decisions. At the same time, companies are asked to provide a wealth of ESG data, either in their public reporting or ...

Australasian Investor Relations Association developing ESG engagement guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Association (AIRA) has developed a set of recommended practices for listed entities on how to best engage with the investment community on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Ian Matheson, AIRA CEO The AIRA guide is aimed at assisting ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has launched the Impact Investment Forum, taking over some of the assets from the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The Impact ...

State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... signals for companies that are building towards better performance in ESG areas, for used in a momentum-based style of investment that buys companies that are currently underperforming, and then capturing the alpha generated by outperformance against ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The government will establish the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), an affordable housing bond aggregator designed to attract private and institutional investment and provider cheaper, longer-term finance to the development ...

Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... transporting coal from the controversial proposed mining development. "For me, it fundamentally starts and stops with the investment," Poole said to the audience attending the ACSI conference. "I've worked in the superannuation industry historically ...

CEFC makes tenth large scale solar project allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... after becoming operational, he added. This is the CEFC's 10th Large-Scale Solar Programs project, and total program investment commitments are more than $370 million accelerating projects wth a total estimated value of $900 million and total generating ...

Citi, Credit Suisse recognised at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... plus a return to coverage of environmental issues such as environmental rehabilitation. "At a time when responsible investment has become the benchmark of good investment practice, it's becoming even more critical that we have high quality ESG research" ...

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference. From the point of view of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), economic inequality is a key, and growing, financial risk internationally, said Angela Emslie, the independent ...

CEFC lends $30 million to ResourceCo for conversion of waste into PEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... also intended to be exported as an alternative to coal and gas for cement kilns in Asia, the CEFC said. "Through this investment with ResourceCo we are demonstrating the ability to use the latest energy from waste technology to deliver cleaner energy ...