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RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The strong surge in consumer interest and demand for responsible and ethical investment and retirement products is a challenge and an opportunity for the financial services industry, the key theme of the upcoming Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... be in a position to give more information to our investors on this topic in the coming weeks." There is also potential consumer demand for responsible or ethical financial products - a quarter of respondents indicated they'd be 'much more likely' to ...

Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... expenses in accordance with its responsible lending obligations. Instead of assessing the actual expenses recorded in a consumer's bank statements, Cash Converters applied an internally-generated assumed benchmark that had no relationship to the real ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Shead said. "We thought, could we remove these [tobacco] securities and then compensate by adjusting to include other consumer staples, so you could compare the fund to an unconstrained index and not see much difference," Shead said. "But the performance ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... environmental laws, particularly those addressing water scarcity. "If you look at prices on garments, they haven't even tracked [consumer price inflation] CPI," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "That's a starting point - how could the industry possibly cover all ...

RIAA designs Responsible Returns consumer website

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible and ethical products to meet their profile. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The site, Responsible Returns, matches a consumer profile with a database of ethical and responsible investment products that have been certified by RIAA. The site is currently ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Management. "Established automotive companies are highly exposed to competition from new entrants responding to growing consumer demand for cleaner vehicles and smart transport services," said Emma Herd, CEO at Investor Group on Climate Change and representing ...

Red Meat Advisory Council developing sustainability framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) is developing an Australian Beef Sustainability Framework to define sustainable beef indicators throughout the supply chain. Prue Bondfield, chair of Sustainability Steering Group, Red Meat Advisory Council The Australian ...

UCA Funds Management adds Nine Entertainment Company to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... to mitigate or limit the negative impacts of gambling. Earlier this year, UCA Funds Management formed a coalition with consumer rights advocates and financial counsellors to engage with major banks to limit online gamblers' ability to use credit cards ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... you look at CDP data, which has companies provide data on areas like where they see risks and opportunities, identified consumer behaviour, potential regulatory risks - if you can identify data like that, you can identify what are the most important ...