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Social Ventures Australia launches SVA Fundamentals for Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... effectiveness of the social sector is "determined by more than just internal capability, with client centricity and engagement with the ecosystem also important." SVA identifies 15 organisational characteristics that SVA believes are important for effectiveness. ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... factors (risks and opportunities) and whether these considerations influence investment decision-making and company engagement." Colonial First State Global Asset Management is a member of the FSC, and the chief investment officer of CFSGAM was on the ...

Pauline Vamos outlines initial priorities as CEO of Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... CEO of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Regnan is a leading provider of ESG research and engagement services. Vamos said she would draw on her experience at ASFA in her new role at Regnan. "I think the motive is fundamentally ...

Regnan hires Pauline Vamos as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... CEO of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Regnan is a leading provider of ESG research and engagement services. Vamos has more than 25 years' experience in the financial services industry, and is a qualified lawyer and a previous ...

Mirvac launches first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... investment within and beyond our boundaries by 2018," said Sarah Breavington, group sustainability manager. "Following engagement across the business as well as with our partners and customers it became clear that we wanted to ensure our RAP formalises ...

Parametric explores integration of responsible investing in peer-constrained world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... weights in the rest of the portfolio to counter that. That's a routine part of our work." Sireklove also noted that engagement and voting and other facets of active ownership can improve the ESG profile of a portfolio without impacting on the portfolio's ...

Local Government Super appoints Katherine O'Regan as board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... board. O'Regan is an existing director, and "extensive experience in local government, financial services and board engagement," LGS said. O'Regan has previously served as deputy mayor for Woollahra Municipal Council (2012-2014), as adviser and chief ...

Climate Bonds Initiative, UNEP-FI launch European Green Securities Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... (source: EGSCC) "Coordination on the 'green' debate at the European level is essential; this diverse group will facilitate engagement with the European institutions to grow the market for green covered, asset-backed and senior unsecured bonds," said ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... from around the world. The task force released draft recommendations in December 2016 and elicited significant public engagement and consultation. The final recommendations will be presented to the G20 Leaders' Summit in July. The final recommendations ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... a very different era in government and business response to climate action, full stop. This has meant that that the engagement by the finance sector in the development has been upfront, right at the start, totally engaged, and I think helpful in wanting ...