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Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... and banks are focusing their attention on cash as an asset class that can be developed into responsible investment and ethical cash products, driven by retail demand and core business strategy. Sasha Courville, head of social innovation at NAB The Responsible ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... reflects consumer demand for responsible investment. This figure also shows "some strong flows" of funds into funds providing ethical or socially responsible retail products, including KiwiSaver products. Sustainability themed investments also continued ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... giving investors the confidence of an triple-A rated government security, with the assurance that funds will be used for ethical and environmentally friendly investments." There were 17 investors in the green bond, including insurance companies, funds ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Institute The Governance Institute's first Ethics Index found that while Australian society overall was seen as "somewhat ethical", large corporations and their chief executives, and board chairs were seen as more unethical than not, despite playing ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... valuation. That case is ever-stronger each year. Companies such as VW, some of the financial services scandals, and other ethical breaches, etc., can demonstrate that ESG risk is very real and is part of mainstream investment management." There has also ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... funds on the retail and institutional side in Australia, but fund managers find that while retail investment in ESG and ethical bonds funds is growing, institutional investors are still working to integrate ESG metrics into their strategies. Ian Woods ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... certified responsible investment products in direct response to the surging interest in the full range of responsible and ethical investment solutions," said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "To achieve certification, AXA IM's SmartBeta Fund has met strict ...

Australian Ethical hires Michael Murray

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has hired Michael Murray to its investments team. Murray has 18 years' experience as a portfolio manager for ethical and ESG aware clients and has previously worked at Integrity Investment Management and AMP Capital. "I look forward ...

UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia. Pedley is returning to Australia after 17 years' experience across Asia. He cites the growth of interest in ethical investment in Australia and UCA Fund Management's investment track record. "The ethical aspect is something that attracted ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australia needs "comprehensive, evidence-based law reform" to maximise the benefits of corporate whistleblowing, according to the leaders of a multi-stakeholder research project. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute Researchers from Griffith ...