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Future Super divests from companies with no women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... fix," Hunter said. "We need to invest in companies that are going to perform well over the long term for our members. The research is so clear around diversity being such a big boost for companies that it's kind of the only responsible thing to do." ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... robotics and artificial intelligence set to increase or increase significantly over the next three years, according to research from Deloitte. David Brown, Deloitte Human Capital lead partner The result of the rapid adoption of technology by business ...

Coca-Cola Amatil announces that 70% of bottles will be recycled plastic

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... plastic in bottles began with Mount Franklin Still Pure Australian Spring Water in 2018," West said. " Following extensive research and development, this will now roll out across other brands in bottles 600ml and under, across Coca-Cola's soft drink ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... increasing the urgency for investors to gauge short term as well as long-term impacts of climate change according to new research from Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Institutional investors with a growth ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... suppliers and just 8% have traced all raw material suppliers. Worker empowerment was the poorest graded section of the 2019 research, with a median grade of D for all companies. Only 8% of companies could demonstrate the presence of trade unions or collective ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... really driven home why ESG matters fundamentally to valuations and share price movements, and that came through in our research - this was the number one reason," O'Connor said. "ESG is linked to investment performance and I think the Australian market ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Richemont, Sturm, Ruger & Company and Vista Outdoor Inc. The Guardians has worked with its external service provider MSCI ESG Research to identify companies captured by the new exclusion category. The Guardians updates its exclusion list on a six-monthly ...

Future IM/Pact signs two new partners, launches student events

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... provide meaningful opportunities for young people to get a foot in the door." Kristen Edmond, Macquarie Securities head of research, cited the opportunity to work alongside fund manager clients across their Sydney and Melbourne offices. "Addressing an ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... progress in their investments. This ties the portfolio-level theory of change to the themes of the investments, backed by research and evidence, Unnithan said. "We can generate KPIs from our investments, and link them up over time," she said. "It is ...

UBank launches world first certified Green Term Deposit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... personal and self-managed super fund term deposits. "This is really a test and learn for us," Aiton said. "We've seen the research showing a huge amount of customer interest in this space, particularly from the millennial audience, and we're excited ...