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Chart: CDP assessment of APRA-regulated entities' climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... means to determine which companies are publicly disclosing their climate risks and opportunities, and how CDP rates the quality of their disclosure This information comes from CDP's databases of responses for 2016. CDP grades companies out of 100 in ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... outperformance from ESG investments The biggest barrier to investors at the moment is a lack of "transparent, standardised and quality ESG data, the study found. "The lack of standards for measuring ESG performance is the number one barrier across regions ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Broadbent also paid tribute to Yates. "As our inaugural CEO, Oliver built an effective investment platform with a high-quality team," she said. "We have an exciting pipeline of opportunities and have delivered a strong investment performance across a ...

AMP Capital on value of non-financial performance measures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... saw "a high number of strikes against remuneration reports" but AMP's "more supportive vote outcomes reflect both the quality of companies we hold and constructive conversations with companies." Halliday noted that the percentage of resolutions and remuneration ...

S&P DJI launches Green Bond Select Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... meet criteria such as designation of "green" by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a debt rating aligned with its credit quality and a minimum outstanding par value of $250 million, said Martina Macpherson, senior director, ESG strategy and product ...

Remerga launches Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... factors that Remerga takes into consideration include assessing alignments of interest, shareholding structures, audit quality, compensation policies, board independence, capital discipline, related party transactions and controversies involving the ...

IIRC to hold comment period to review first three years of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... ground-breaking and beneficial tool. It's now time for us to further assess how this tool is being used to assist the quality of the reporting, reinforce its relevance to new challenges and ensure it remains fully in tune with market needs." AXA Group ...

Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... challenges facing Australia, we need a strong and vibrant not-for-profit sector with the capacity to develop and implement high quality impact investing programs. The Discovery Grants aim to kick-start this process," Sarah Davies, CEO, Philanthropy Australia ...

First State Super names Damian Graham as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... way we invest. Our first priority is to deliver strong financial returns to members. We also want to contribute to the quality of the community that our members will retire into by investing in ways that are sustainable, generate jobs, foster innovation ...

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... FIAP program is based on the structures of Reconciliation Action Plans, with stages for implementation, monitoring, and quality assurance. Although FIAPs do not as yet have a certification stage, as RAPs have, it is envisaged that this could also be ...