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UCA Funds Management publishes annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... fuel policy was supportive," Walsh said. "Our stock selection has been positive as well. Our positive investments in the health and community services sectors also did well. Our management of our cash and fixed income securities was also quite effective." ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The green bond/climate bond market is expected to continue strong growth in 2016, spurred on by commitments made in last year's COP21 Paris Agreement. Industry experts predict that Australia will also see issuance in 2016, but as in other regions, the ...

Australian Ethical hires equities analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has hired Mark Williams as an equities analyst. Williams comes to Australian Ethical from Morgans. He has 10 years' experience in financial markets, and prior to working at Morgan's, he worked at ABN AMRO/RBS/CIMB. "Much of Australian ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
There is a need to develop metrics to measure social impacts of impact investment in sectors such as affordable and social housing, healthcare, homelessness and vulnerable children and young adults among others, according to investment and governance ...

Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Leadership Group is a collaborative network that is focusing on urban action to tackle climate change while "increasing the health, wellbeing and economic opportunities of urban citizens." Melbourne and Sydney are members of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership ...

GRESB launches Health and Well-being Module

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
GRESB has launched the GRESB Health & Well-being Module, an optional supplement to the GRESB Real Estate Assessment. The GRESB Health and Well-being Module evaluates and benchmarks the actions by property companies and funds to " promote the health ...

Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments has increased its group funds under management by 35% to AU$1.4 billion for the half year ending December 2015, and reported net inflows of AU$155 million, an increase of 102%, for the same time period. Phil Vernon, Australian ...

Impact Investing Australia launches guide to define social costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... government bodies, investors, insurers, and other participants, said Lynne Pezzullo, lead report author, and lead partner of Health Economics and Social Policy at Deloitte Access Economics. "The problem has been that often people speak very different ...

Less than half of suppliers reporting CO2 data: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... reporters will spread the message further, wider and deeper, with decisive action that aids business, climate, and public health." CDP said that they will score companies on their management of carbon and climate change across their supply chain, with ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... scientific, political and business case for safeguarding forests as natural capital that underpins water, food, energy, health and climate security for all." It has brought forth initiatives including initiatives include Forests Now, the Little Book ...