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US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... or who attempt to cross the US/Mexican border, by getting the banks that finance Core Civic and GEO Group to stop lending money. At first pass representatives of a more targeted campaign, called Corporate Backers of Hate and led by the Center for Popular ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... is that it's a game-changer where the industry really comes together on these issues in a very targeted effort with some money behind it to take the message to the talent that it desperately wants to get into its industry over the long term. The program ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... said. "The key part of our investment process is engagement with management teams," Gait said. "Having entrusted clients' money to these companies, we don't see our job as finished. The perfect company doesn't exist, we do a lot of engagement and discussion ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... company. According to the survey, when choosing a new employer, Australian millennials believe culture is more important than money: 67% rate a positive work environment as the most important consideration (compared to 52% globally), followed by financial ...

Alphinity Investment Management launches SDG-linked equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... that are doing good in an upgrade cycle, we are pretty happy with that." The Alphinity SSF was recently awarded the Lonsec/Money Management Fund Manager of the Year award in the Responsible Investment category. It is available on the ASX mFund platfo ...

Future Super Renewables Plus option sees $50 million inflow in two weeks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... zero investment in fossil fuels," Future Super said. The majority of funds have come from existing members switching their money into the new option, and Adam Verway, executive director, Future Super, notes that the majority of people who have signed ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... asset managers and financial system advocacy. "There is a growing desire for information about how asset owners manage the money entrusted to them," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "The Code raises the bar on signatories to proactively manage and disclose ...

Australian Ethical Investment opens 2018 community grants program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... "That's why we support grass roots efforts that make the world a better place. Our continued growth means we have more money available for grants this year than ever before." The 2017 winners included Wildlife Asia, which works to protect critically ...

Responsible investment to become "the new normal": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... perspective, they want innovative investment to be part of the long term. They have to radically shift regulation to be able to get money off the sidelines. If we go to the next slide, it means that there are 10 pieces to an action plan they launched ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... number of investors are drawn to the transparency that sustainable practices facilitate, allowing them to see where their money is going and what it is being used for. Ernst & Young's Global Institutional Investor Survey found that in 2015, 59.1% of ...