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Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... it was first in the second half of 2014 when the green municipal market really started to heat up with Ontario and 11 different US States bringing a wide range of green bonds to market."

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the economy and society." Those decisions occur on the individual fund level and at an industry level, and necessitate different responses by funds, either individual or collaboratively, Vamos noted. "At the board level and investment committee level ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... finding the means to implement robust responses to those risks, though risk management and opportunity seeking are two different issues. Theodore Dow, the chief investment officer of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) noted that part of the ...

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... of due diligence that underpins whatever success we've had," he said. "I can tell you we're going to look at a lot of different options. You can acquire, partner, build yourself, whatever the options are, we have no predetermined outcome at this point. ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... into our business, and more importantly, how sustainability is more than just one thing, one element, it's all these different elements, and has a social and environmental side." One of the four areas of focus - being net positive by 2030 - will see ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
More than 11% of ASX200 non-executive board positions are held by directors who own no shares in the company, which the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) says goes counter to ACSI's expectation that directors will have "skin in the ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... will make commitments around fossil fuels will further align themselves with some clients." Other institutions have a different approach to ethical cash management. UCA Funds Management does invest in the big four banks, both in terms of equities and ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... program, but they are not yet a critical mass, Walsh said. "The people that are involved in the reporting council across different disciplines - accounting standards boards, the large audit firms, advisory organisations - at an international level, there's ...

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... difference between retail shareholders and institutional shareholders who have a longer term horizon - that brings a different perspective as well," Fox said. "Certainly yes, shorter term traders have a different focus. It brings it back to the board ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... monitor, said Zein El Hassan, a partner at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. "Fossil fuel investments involve a number of different risks, not just climate related risks, and those risk factors may be influencing institutional investors to varying degrees ...