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Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... that the stakeholder engagement coalition also believes that there is a stronger likelihood of increased government regulation of the payday lending sector. "We're probably more hopeful than when we started that government is going to firm up regulation ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional investors both in Australia and around the world are still in early stages of uptake in both environmental, social and governance (ESG)-factor investing and in quantitative-based tailored approaches to risk and return, according to Northern ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... thru to various regulatory authorities and smaller entities. They are advocates for Australian technology and also regulation and understanding about how you manage governments across the region, and how you manage water access more broadly." AWA currently ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... defining materiality has become more important as governance guidelines and recommendations from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) and the ASX have come into effect, such ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate examining the legal and governance issues behind fossil fuel divestment. A superannuation fund's decision around divestment from fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be ...

bankmecu to participate in GABV bank investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
bankmecu will participate in an open-ended impact investment fund that will provide values-based banks with capital to promote growth. Damien Walsh, bankmecu managing director The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), of which bankmecu is a ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) has warned the payday lending industry to improve its consumer protections or face more enforcement action. ASIC issued a report recently that found that some payday lenders are "engaging ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... investment decisions strengthens a portfolio's defense against risks arising from governance failures, changes in policy and regulation, and environmental and social trends. It can also put investors in a better position to take advantage of opportunities ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund board positions held by women may be due to increased governance standards from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the push for more independent board members on superannuation fund trustee boards, said Claire ...

Future Home Loans to broker fossil fuel free loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... home loans on the books of all authorised deposit-taking banks in Australia, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). That figure includes both owner-occupied home loans as well as loans for investment properties. Of that AU$1.3 ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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