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Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... managers, get a feel for the team and understand who they are. If you're in a situation where a fund manager has had quite a few leave in quick succession, you ask is there something going on? What are the practices of the firm, has there been a change ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Women now comprise 25% of board positions in ASX200 listed companies, up from 8.3% in 2009, according to research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Louise Petschler, general manager - advocacy, AICD AICD notes that women now ...

New Forests launches third Australia New Zealand forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... "Institutional investment has played an important part in building the forestry sector in Australia and New Zealand over the past few years," said David Brand, New Forests' CEO. "As a long-term investor, New Forests' goal is to create an environment ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... making cluster bombs, landmines, chemical and biological weapons and depleted uranium weapons. "The strategy has been quite a few years in the making because we have quite a number of very large institutional investors for whom we manage global equity ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... there are a total of 17 Goals, with each of them having multiple targets, the banks have chosen to narrow their attention to a few for the sake of achievability. Siobhan Toohill, head of sustainability and community at Westpac, said it "is really then ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... high, may force retailers to seek new supply relationships elsewhere in Asia, such as Bangladesh and Cambodia. "There are a few different options for retailers," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Labour costs in the cutting and sewing could be squeezed further. ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has joined a coalition of 40 institutional investors engaging with 16 multinational food companies over concerns of material risks posed by industrial animal production. Ella McKinley, ethics analyst, Australian Ethical ...

BetaShares launches global cybersecurity exchange traded fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Even in a short amount of time, there's been this increase. From our perspective, the industry of cybersecurity is one of the few global growth industries which is clearly identifiable and is gone beyond the headlines, it's real and significant companies ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... results, it is clear that this is a developing area of interest for companies - many have human rights policies in place, but few have the tools to comprehensively assess, mitigate and remediate human rights risks."

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... of the large insurers in Australia are keeping a close eye on these trends," Le Mesurier said. "They're all involved in a few industry wide groups that are actively looking at how the trends will manages and how regulation and laws need to change; one ...