Search Results

Showing 3771 - 3780 of 4515 results for "investment"

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 ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Filing and Reporting in Green Credit Statistics Forms (2013) as the main relevant document of definitions for green investment that already exist in the Chinese markets that provide a foundation for the development of green bond standards. The report ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... is? ExxonMobil. That sort of thinking led us to think is we can do something better." Inflection Point, a boutique investment firm with operations in London and Paris. It has established a joint venture with French fund managers Groupe La Francaise ...

Mirvac integrates sustainability in "place-making" thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... by 2015; re-imagining resources - to be net positive by 2030; and enriching communities - "demonstrating community investment within and beyond our boundaries by 2018", according to Mirvac's sustainability report. "Essentially Mirvac have a mission to ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... committee. "This shows that ESG analysis has moved beyond ethical concerns and has firmly found its place as a risk and investment management topic. Given the high rate of recent adoption of ESG and broad interest in the topic, we can safely assume that ...

Future Home Loans to broker fossil fuel free loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... 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 trillion, the big four banks - National Australia Bank, ANZ Bank, Westpac and Commonwealth ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Standard has released draft criteria for bioenergy projects to qualify for certification. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The Climate Bond Standard's Bioenergy Technical Working Group has developed the proposed eligibility ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... consultation' issues." Walsh did not name the other participants in the group at this time. UCA Funds Management excludes investment in Cash Converters and Thorn Group as part of their ethical investment policy, Walsh said. "When we started this process ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has launched its AU$1 million Impact Investment Grants Program. Corinne Proske, head of community finance and development, NAB The fund will support the development of social enterprises - for-profit businesses that are ...

Ethical Advisers' Co-operative AUM reach nearly $1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... increased ethically screened funds under management by 18% to nearly AU$1 billion in 2014. Louise Edkins, director, Ethical Investment Advisers Funds under management increased through strong returns and strong inflows from new clients, said Louise Edkins ...