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Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... the actual expenses recorded in a consumer's bank statements, Cash Converters applied an internally-generated assumed benchmark that had no relationship to the real expenses of the individual consumer." Last year, a coalition including UCA Funds Management ...

Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
There has been a steady increase in the number of impact investments over recent years in Australia, with the bulk of transactions consisting of debt finance to social enterprises, while domestically issued green bonds also showed increases in dollar ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Good corporate governance and quality as investment factors are converging as a measure of long-term risk adjusted return on equities, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management ...

Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... its highest relative level in a decade, representing 3.8% of total assets professionally managed in Australia, RIAA's benchmark report found. The Ethical Advisers Co-Op is also seeing increases - in 2015, ethically screened funds under management rose ...

GRESB updates Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has updated its Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. The guidelines apply the Green Bond Principles with a specific focus on the real estate sector and participants that originate ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... has been recognised as industry group leader. "Retaining global sector leadership in such a prominent sustainability benchmark reflects our genuine commitment to advancing the community with sustainable practices that are deeply embedded in our business ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services has signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Patrick Colle, general manager, BNP Paribas Securities Service In becoming a signatory to the PRI in the service provider category, BNP Paribas ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... in the Australian financial services sector," Lambert said. "The new innovative SAS screen uses external research to benchmark the sector on corporate conduct and then restricts investment in those companies with the highest number of serious repeated ...

AXA IM SmartBeta fund receives local recognition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... systematic approach, coupled with ESG considerations, to access global equities with volatility expected to be less than the benchmark." Since launching in August 2015, the fund has returned 18.4% p.a., outperforming its MSCI ACWI benchmark by 4.69%. ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches ESG reporting service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
NAB Asset Servicing has launched an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting service. NAB Asset Servicing is the bank's custody and fund administration business. The reporting service will allow clients such as superannuation funds to drill ...