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UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... their Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) to the status of Responsible Entity and that they will register their retail funds as registered managed investment schemes (MIS). The fund currently holds an AFSL as a wholesale fund manager. Moving ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) issues." The fund currently has AU$39 million in assets under management and is available to retail and institutional fund managers, said Gavin Goodhand, senior portfolio manager, Altius Asset Management. Altius pursued RIAA ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... way fund managers and asset managers use responsible investment strategies, RIAA found. There has been strong demand by retail consumers for responsible investments - the rise in core responsible investment assets to nearly AU$32 billion has doubled ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... achieving its sustainability targets, the company held the forum in March 2015 to discuss the future of place when building retail, residential and commercial developments, said Paul Edwards, group general manager sustainability, Mirvac. "The forum was ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers Group has highlighted improvements in worker safety and diversity measures as well as increasing transparency in its retail chains' supply chain in its 2015 sustainability report. Kate Chaney, sustainability manager corporate affairs, Wesfarmers ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Data security and cyber security issues have the potential for significant reputational and financial impacts on companies' performance, and AMP Capital says the issue should be well understood and priorities at the board level. Karin Halliday, AMP ...

Future Super, Thomson Reuters launch new indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... and are designed to serve as both an internal benchmark for Future Super's equity portfolios and to satisfy demand from retail and institutional investors. "For us, there are two purposes in doing this," Sheikh said. "First is to provide a metric for ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Fund managers and financial advisers are working to meet increased retail demand for responsible investment products, but gaps remain in asset classes. James Baird of JustInvest, board member, Ethical Advisers Co-op Investors are searching for options ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... management business is geared towards institutional clients, Northern Trust has worked with distributors in other markets to see retail access to their products, said Bert Rebelo, senior vice president - head of institutional business, asset management ...

NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... across the entire portfolios are something we are seeing at the big institutional end of the market." Meanwhile, the smaller retail sector is making large strides. The report noted that retail responsible and ethical investments grew 19% in 2014, reaching ...