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Australian Ethical invests in NAB climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank's first-ever Australian climate bond has raised AU$300 million, doubling its initial deal size, while funds manager Australian Ethical has announced it has invested in the bond. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
ASX50 companies are identifying sustainability-related megaforces that will impact their businesses' future, but most companies focus on tactical rather than strategic responses to those megatrends, according to a report from the Global Reporting Initiative ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... funds should be focusing on absolute returns and participating in markets as beta investors. Under those circumstances, the health of the global economy and the integrity of markets becomes a paramount concern for Australian superannuation funds, something ...

Mutuals, co-ops have turnover of $104 billion: BCCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian grain handler CBH Group (AU$2.8 billion) and Victorian dairy operator Murray Goulburn, AU$2.39 billion. Non-profit health funds HCF, AU$2.13 billion and HBF AU$1.27 billion were number 3 and 4 on the BCCM Top 100 list. "Co-operatives and member ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) will offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Last year, AXA IM's global Responsible Investment team began working with ...

202020 Vision makes business case for urban green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... solutions to increase urban green space, looking at the benefits from a range of perspectives, including mental and physical health benefits and mitigation of climate change impacts. "We're looking at what are the positive benefits in investing, implications ...

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... coincide with the release of the discussion paper, featuring Rod McGeoch, director Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd and Ramsay Health Care Ltd, and chairman Vantage Private Equity Group Ltd, Tony D'Aloisio, Chairman Iress Ltd and President Winemakers ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
As institutional investors and boards of listed companies increase their frequency and depth of communication around environmental, social and corporate governance governance issues, there has been an evolution on the part of some companies in the understanding ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... - and the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute food, fiber, water, health, energy, climate security and other essential services for everyone," according to the declaration. NCD signatories are integrating ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Haven in Caboolture, Qld to fund the purchase of crisis accommodation; and to Central Coast ARAFMI in NSW to support mental health carers and people living with mental illness. SEFA has allocated "over AU$500,000" to each of the three projects, said ...