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Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... consumer." Last year, a coalition including UCA Funds Management and seven other organisations, including other investors, engagement specialists, financial counsellors and advocacy organisations, have, over the course of this year, raised concerns with ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... role in achieving the ambitious carbon reductions goals set out by the COP-21 agreement in Paris. The involvement and engagement of institutional investors, such as banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds in infrastructure ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... positively contributing to the SDGs," said Alice Cope, executive director at GCNA. "The SDGs are still young - but the engagement and commitment we have had to date from the major Australian banks provides a great base from which to build continued impact ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible investment, NZ Super NZ Super has developed a four-part strategy - carbon footprint reduction, analysis, engagement and searching for new investment opportunities, the fund said. "What we're doing is going across the whole of the equity portfolio ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... inventories, disclosure and public policy. Investors will similarly take six steps - Analysis, inquiry, monitoring, engagement, collaboration, and public policy. Hermes Investment Management led the drafting of the guide, and said that long-term investors ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... but noted that most investment options achieved "above-median returns" for the year. The fund also highlighted member engagement projects such as the "Get Super Active" strategy, which "aims to make super real for people by showing their balance in cash," ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Tassal offers an alternative to red meat which can alleviate some of those concerns that can be raised as part of this engagement. Tassal offers fewer feedstock concerns, their product produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions and it avoids the issue of ...

UCA Funds Management adds Nine Entertainment Company to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... gamblers to use credit for online activities, which can quickly rack up debt for financially vulnerable people. "Our engagement focus is on the payments system and the major banks," Walsh said. "They're two interrelated issues here - the fact that online ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... AIGCC launched this week in Singapore and published Investing for the climate in Asia, undertaken by Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), with support of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ). The report found a positive shift, but said ...

ACSI report finds ASX100 CEO base pay decreases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... 5.1% to $883,000. The decline in pay suggests that boards are hiring new CEOs on lower base salaries, and ACSI links engagement from institutional investors and groups such as ACSI as having a measurable impact on that process. However, the ACSI research ...