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TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... World Green Building Council's Better Place for People campaign by taking part in the Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Retail working group. "Investing in Tomorrow's World is at the core of everything we do and we are deeply committed to a responsible ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible investment. This figure also shows "some strong flows" of funds into funds providing ethical or socially responsible retail products, including KiwiSaver products. Sustainability themed investments also continued to grow in 2015, increasing ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... as resources, mining and minerals processing, property and construction, and even the likes of industrial manufacturing, retail and consumer products and tourism," Petersen said. "In each case, you'll have companies looking at this from a supply chain ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into fixed income portfolios and funds on the retail and institutional side in Australia, but fund managers find that while retail investment in ESG and ethical bonds funds is growing ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance will expand its Good Money retail sites into Queensland by opening branches in Cairns and the Gold Coast in 2017. Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance The proposed Good Money stores in Queensland are backed by the ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... impact." The metrics are the basis for the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index, which has begun to attract attention in the retail space as the basis for developing ETFs, de Marcillac noted. We are already seeing strong demand on the retail side with ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... locally domiciled ESG integrated SmartBeta equity strategy continues to attract strong interest from both institutional and retail investors, looking for a more intelligent and pragmatic approach to capture the market return." AXA IM currently has AU$655 ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... green tranche, certified by the global Climate Bonds Initiative. The ABS is supported by a pool of Australian unsecured, retail, "no interest ever" payment plans, originated by Certegy Ezi-Pay Pty Ltd ("Certegy"), a wholly owned subsidiary of FlexiGroup ...

UCA Funds Management publishes annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... UCA Funds Management UCA Funds Management completed the transition to responsible entity and received its licence as a retail fund provider from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in February, confirmed Michael Walsh, chief executive ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... of Macquarie University. Katherine Christ and Roger Burritt Roger Burritt and Katherine Christ, Macquarie University New retail technology is set to change the environmental credibility of the wine industry. Reports from Canada and Australia both indicate ...