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SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... which screens out companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons. Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies, Asia Pacific, SSGA The State Street International Equities Index Trust Ex Tobacco Ex Controversial Weapons has already attracted ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... passed on to consumers, and if the costs are too high, may force retailers to seek new supply relationships elsewhere in Asia, such as Bangladesh and Cambodia. "There are a few different options for retailers," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Labour costs in ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) data as part of its research and factor-based portfolio construction, and clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific are interested in building ESG data into their mandates, said Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... cleaner vehicles and smart transport services," said Emma Herd, CEO at Investor Group on Climate Change and representing the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change. "Consumer demand, combined with targeted government support, is already driving a shift ...

UCA Funds Management names Katherine Allchin to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has appointed Katherine Allchin as non-executive director. Allchin has more than 25 years' experience in financial services, and knowledge of retail and institutional funds management. She has previously worked as managing director ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... in its corporate sustainability assessment (CSA), from which the indices are built. There were 615 invited companies from Asia Pacific, DJSI said. This is the ninth time that Westpac has been recognised as industry group leader. "Retaining global sector ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible investment into core business, but more work is needed in the region, according to a new report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). AIGCC launched this week in Singapore and published Investing for the climate in Asia ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... providing detailed information on how investments and benchmarks rank against a range of ESG factors. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance at BNP Paribas Securities Services, previously told The Sustainability Report ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the North American Investor Network on Climate Risk (Ceres/INCR), the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) CDP and PRI are also calling on G20 countries to "double global investment in ...

Australian cities disclose emissions data to CDP cities program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... cements our shared commitment to limit global temperature increase to well below two degrees Celsius." More cities in the Asia-Pacific region are reporting to the CDP - there has been an increase of nearly a third since 2015, with new cities including ...