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RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... of the assets from the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The Impact Investment Forum will act as a "dedicated hub to connect and deepen" the participation of government, philanthropy ...

Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... appropriate to remunerate executives for so-called "soft targets" relating to culture, employees and other metrics, noting that the CEO of Scentre Group had achieved a significant overhaul of culture in his first three years, and merited reward for what ...

Citi, Credit Suisse recognised at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... of good investment practice, it's becoming even more critical that we have high quality ESG research" said Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "This ESG research plays a critical role in informing the analysis ...

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... trying to work on that issue. Also as part of the D-F act, we have the SEC regulation around companies disclosing the worker to CEO pay ratio. We think this is important, particularly related to the income inequality work that we do. Well the administration ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance opens Good Money stores in Gold Coast, Cairns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has opened up two branches of its Good Money retail stores in Queensland. Good Shepherd CEO Adam Mooney at announcement of new Good Money Centre in Morwell, Victoria. (photo courtesy of Good Shepherd Microfinance) One Good ...

ARENA commits $2.1 million to moveable SunSHIFT solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... cost-effective alternative to diesel generators for off-grid users such as mines, construction sites and remote communities, said ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht. "This latest project will provide proof that SunSHIFT can be deployed at scale then effectively ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF) has issued a 10-year, $100 million Australian dollar green bond. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The bond, which has a semi-annual fixed coupon of 4.25%, is rated A- by Standard and Poor's and has been ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Climate Change (AIGCC - Asia) have published a new guide on climate change disclosure for institutional investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The guide, Transparency in Transition: A Guide to Investor Disclosure on Climate Change, is aligned with the draft ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... managing director, CDSB, and Chi Woo, partner, sustainability services, KPMG. The panel was moderated by Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia. The legal and regulatory view is that company directors have a fiduciary obligation to consider ...

Video: Future Super webinar - Battery Storage: Supercharging Australia's Renewable Future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... entitled Battery Storage: Supercharging Australia's Renewable Future. The webinar covered the views of John Jung, president and CEO of Greensmith, and Ross Garnaut, chair of ZEN Energy. Jung provided global insights on battery storage and his recent ...