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Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products have increased their assets under management by 53% from $764 million to $1.17 billion between 1 July and 31 December 2019. Teachers Mutual Bank has five products certified as responsible products ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's mutual fund assets in sustainable investments increased 23.0% year-on-year in 2019 to reach $66.8 billion, according to Cerulli Associates. Cerulli Associates said its estimates show that sustainable investments gathered $1.2 billion in ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... regulatory point of view, smooths the peaks. Short selling is also a big market. You have the full spectrum of investors - ETFS, mutual funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, etc." Many asset owners such as superannuation ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this comment piece from Jason Ross, head of superannuation research at Rainmaker Information Jason Ross, head of superannuation research, Rainmaker Information Back in the 90s a hot topic was ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... action. US insurers are beginning to shift, with coal exit policies announced by Chubb and AXIS Capital. AIG and Liberty Mutual are now among the biggest international carriers to still insure coal and are able able to take the lead in multi-billion-dollar ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... can fit through the standard - a private equity fund, a banking product, etc.," he said. "We've just put through Teachers Mutual Bank at a wholesale level.. The way we've set the standards, any style of financial product can go through."

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... more councils offering this type of finance to building owners." Bank Australia's loan facility was made in line with the mutual bank's sustainability strategy. "Bank Australia is committed to using its customers' money in ways that directly contribute ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's retail deposits, mortgages and wholesale funding vehicles have been certified under by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Steve James, CEO, Teachers Mutual Bank RIAA Certification means that the products ...

Local Government Super appoints Bruce Miller as board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... a councillor at Cowra Shire Council for 26 years, including 14 years as mayor and is a director and chair of StateCover Mutual Limited. Craig Peate continues in his role as Deputy Chair, following a successful two-year term (2015-2017) as chair. "As ...

Sustainalytics CEO discusses impact of Morningstar ownership stake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... 2015, a collaboration that that resulted in the March 2016 launch of the Morningstar Sustainability Rating(TM) for global mutual and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The ratings, which now cover more than 35,000 mutual funds and ETFs, use the ESG specialist's ...