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Local Government Super appoints Katherine O'Regan as board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... board engagement," LGS said. O'Regan has previously served as deputy mayor for Woollahra Municipal Council (2012-2014), as adviser and chief of staff to Australian federal and state government ministers, and as an executive in numerous Australian top-50 ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has launched the Impact Investment Forum, taking over some of the assets from the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The Impact ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Sixty percent of the world's 500 largest asset owners recognise the financial risks of climate change, the opportunities in the transition to the low carbon economy, and are taking action, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) Global ...

AICD calls for stronger corporate whistle-blower protections

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) is calling for "significantly stronger and broader whistle-blower protections" for the corporate sector. Louise Petschler, general manager - advocacy, AICD The AICD has submitted comment to the Parliamentary ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Climate change, corporate transparency, data and cyber security, consumer shift toward plant-based proteins and other issues are potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment themes that are both a source of risk and reward for investors ...

Julia Leske appointed new chief executive officer of CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... research and distribution partnership with Vigeo Eiris. Leske cited the Vigeo Eiris partnership and CAER's expanded financial adviser focussed Corporate Monitor service as examples of CAER's expanded service footprint. "I'm excited for the opportunity ...

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 ...

RIAA designs Responsible Returns consumer website

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... will happen is that people will come to the website, they'll have a play with it, then they'll go back to the financial adviser and speak in more detail on this, or financial advisers will go and approach the fund managers, start looking into more deeply ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Superannaution fund VicSuper has reported assets under management of $16.36 billion and a 1.87% net return on its default MySuper growth option as part of its 2015/2016 annual report. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper corporate responsibility manager The superannuation ...

Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
While demand for retail ethical investment products continues to grow, the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative continues to chisel away at the persistent "myth" that ethical investing is a choice between investing to a set of values and financial return ...