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New super funds use technology, responsible investment focus to reach members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... signify that the barriers to enter the super fund market have rapidly dropped away, and we're entering an age of fierce competition within super. Some of them are starting to make in roads and gain some reasonably strong inflows in a short space in time ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... means that the returns from investing in hydrocarbons are getting worse and worse; the price is going down and the competition is intense because demand is falling. There's a generation of investors, not necessarily young, and they are more and more ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... EOS, the stewardship team of Hermes Investment Management. "Established automotive companies are highly exposed to competition from new entrants responding to growing consumer demand for cleaner vehicles and smart transport services," said Emma Herd ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... identified a range of material issues, ranging to adapting to regulatory change to growing the fund amidst increasing competition, financial management and performance, investment returns, investing responsibly, helping members understand and build their ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Act Section 1502 on conflict minerals in the resources sector, and financial services with UNEP Finance Initiative. Competition can also be a driver for some sectors where one or more companies are taking large steps in sustainability and driving their ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... a competitive environment, when you don't have a high barrier to entry, you can see a situation where you can have competition coming into the space, and someone can easily get themselves authorised and undercut organisations with significant overhead ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... community," McCartney said. "Yet they face the ongoing challenges of public budget restraint, intensifying global competition and the need to use cutting edge technologies to meet increasing student expectations. Clean energy installations like those ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... performance in 2015 and includes the best 15% per industry, assessing them as gold, silver or bronze medals. "We see competition for inclusion in the RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook steadily growing every year, so I congratulate all the companies that ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... innovation, financial management and performance, governance and risk management, policy and regulatory reform and increased competition in the marketplace. "We have a comprehensive but relevant list to talk about in the report," Simpson said. "That ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Industrial relations, including enterprise bargaining as well as more informal worker/employer collaborations, can be used to address climate change. Professor Ray Markey, director of the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University A wide range ...