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RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Clarity in the laws governing fiduciary duties and the responsibilities of institutional investors in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks should be a high priority for the financial services sector, according to a new white ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Reynolds, managing director of the PRI. "This background, combined with his strong public and private sector contacts across Europe, ideally positions him to direct our Investment Practices and Reporting teams." Douma will be responsible for overseeing ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... uniform across the world, noted Jane McCormick, senior tax partner and head of EMA tax at KPMG. "In the UK and in Northern Europe generally, there's been a shift in attitudes such that corporations have to be more transparent at what they're doing," ...

Ausbil Investment Management hire Mans Carlsson-Sweeny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Ausbil Investment Management has hired Mans Carlsson-Sweeny as head of ESG research. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Carlsson-Sweeny comes to Ausbil from AMP Capital, where he was a senior ESG research analyst. He previously worked at Carnegie Investment ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... forms of representation as well," Markey said. Markey noted that in Australia as well as the UK and other countries in Europe, formal and informal employee/employer arrangements have been used to develop programs and policies to reduce carbon emissions ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra are among a group of global cities to set renewable energy targets, but overall, Latin American and European cities are the least reliant on fossil fuels for electricity, according to a new study by CDP and AECOM. According ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... to audit?" The survey targeted 659 respondents covering 64 countries, with 140 respondents based in Central and Eastern Europe (including Russia), 113 in Western European countries (excluding the UK), 105 from the Asia- Pacific region, 66 respondents ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... class screening, norms-based screening as well, which is something quite uncommon in Australia, but is quite common in Europe, where ethical investors rely on international conventions and norms to base their exclusions on. In Europe, you have about ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... ASX200 financials companies practice moderate or good disclosure, "well below the 87% of industry peers in the UK and 73% in Europe", while 83% of ASX200 mining and utilities companies practice moderate or good disclosure, "slightly below the disclosure ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... in assets against a line of Strategically Aware Investment (SAI) equity funds covering four geographic regions - Euro, Europe, Emerging Markets, and Global, as well as the newly launched ZC. The fund is open to Australian institutional investors, said ...