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Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... investors that manage more than US$1.5 trillion in assets under management. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer The 2011 study, Climate Change Scenarios - Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, found that institutional ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... convergence in Asian countries with new reforms looking largely the same, AMP Capital said in the report, citing Jamie Allen of the Asia Corporate Governance Association. "It is still early days but as companies and countries begin to appreciate the ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The world's six multilateral development banks will continue to "reinforce and further develop climate financing" ahead of the United Nations Secretary-General's Climate Summit later this month. The African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... improved in GRESB's fifth year of tracking real estate reporting and performance, performance of property companies and funds in Asia had the largest increase, by 23% to 46 points. The average score in North America is 44 and the average score in Europe ...

UCA Funds Management appoint independent directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... fellow of the Actuaries Institute and has more than 40 years' financial services experience. He retired as regional head, Asia, of First State Investments in 2010 and has held a number of non-executive directorships, currently holding directorships with ...

Fifteen Australian signatories leave PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Cromwell Property Group, Five Oceans Asset management, Local Super, mecu, Orion Asset Management, RepuTex Group, SIRIS, TAAM Asia Pacific Investments, and The Emerald Club. Blue Sky Water Partners, Local Super, and TAAM Asia Pacific Investments were ...

EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... clients, but in particular strengthening our sustainability advisory policy and research capability," said Mathew Nelson, EY Asia-Pacific Climate Change and Sustainability leader. Nationally, EY Australia's climate change and sustainability services ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia's stock exchange and therefore have high proportions of Asian board directors (e.g. Singtel)." The report defines "Asia" as including "East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea etc.), South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam etc.) ...

PRI to target water risk in agricultural supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... agricultural products companies. Thirty two of the target companies are located in the Americas, 17 in Europe, and five in Asia-Pacific, PRI said. "We are proud to launch this project to highlight the risks companies face in their supply chains," said ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... risks have global economic implications - the Asian Development Bank found that climate change could cost 5.3% of GDP in East Asia. So adaptation actions that reduce business risks are important steps for leading cities to take." The first step that ...