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Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Good Money site in Morwell, Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... almost half a million people in Australia with no and low interest loans since 2005, Good Shepherd Microfinance said. One in six, or 3.3 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... comprehensive in the way they've hybridized, where I think 10 years ago, if you looked at this, you would have had five or six options - you would have seen negative screen funds versus ESG funds," O'Connor said. Fund exclusions were the most commonly ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Annual Review of the State of CSR in Australia focused this year on Pathways to the Sustainable Development Goals. Eighty-six Australian organisations participated in the CSR Survey and it revealed that the three highest priority goals for the banking ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunities," strategy, goals, implementation, emissions inventories, disclosure and public policy. Investors will similarly take six steps - Analysis, inquiry, monitoring, engagement, collaboration, and public policy. Hermes Investment Management ...

Principles for Responsible Investment name Matt McAdam Australian head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... managed communications and media relations across S&P's credit ratings, indices, equity and fund research businesses over six years, particularly in Middle Eastern emerging markets and in South Africa. He was previously a finance journalist at The Australian ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Asian-Pacific financial industry has made a "significant shift" towards embedding climate risk and responsible investment into core business, but more work is needed in the region, according to a new report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Services is committing to "providing, developing and promoting services that support clients' implementation of the PRI's six Principles," according to BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas has $9 trillion in assets under custody globally, including AU$ 429.8 billion ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... the UNPRI in 2006. Since 2014, signatories are required to publicly report each year on their implementation of the PRI's six principles across a wider range of asset classes and investment activities, including voting and engagement; manager selection ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... good relationship with regulators, and they like to hear our views," Bennett said. To that end, the BlackRock paper makes six policy recommendations aimed at enabling "stakeholders and market participants to develop detailed ESG standards and best-practice ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... represents the best value for government investment as well - high traffic, high demand, and the potential for best impact." One in six, or 3.1 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance ...