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Aberdeen Standard hires ESG investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... October 2016. Hartnett's remit at ASI is to analyse long-term factors involving investee companies' environmental and social management and performance, and effective governance structures. He reports to global head of stewardship and ESG investment ...

TCorp appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... of debt origination (UK) and a director at Hambros Bank. "During his time at CBA, he helped to develop a sustainable and social finance team. Ling is passionate about sustainability and was jointly responsible for arranging one of the first social benefit ...

Call for super funds to divest gambling interests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... decide where this money is invested," said Stuart Palmer, Australian Ethical head of ethics research. "Gambling is a big social issue, and Australian Ethical strongly questions why the savings of hard-working Australians are being funnelled into industries ...

Life insurers prioritise customer service over tech

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... to meet their demand for researching and comparing products online easily; and recommending and discussing products on social media often via mobile apps. They are also attempting to communicate seamlessly with customers across a range of channels such ...

Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
High population growth, changing community needs and an ageing population will spur investment in social infrastructure. Speaking at the Property Funds Association conference, Arena REIT managing director Rob de Vos said: "An ageing population and proportionately ...

Australians lose record amount to scams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... intermediaries and online classified sites to disrupt scams, but this year we, along with the ACMA and ACSC, would also like to see social media platforms and telecommunications providers doing more to limit the ability of scammers to connect with vi ...

ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
The Royal Commission may have pushed some businesses to prioritise environmental and ethical social governance (ESG), according to Perennial portfolio manager Damian Cottier. Perennial surveyed a series of listed companies, asking about their ESG priorities ...

ATO demands crypto data

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... and the 2019-2020 financial year. The data that will be collected will contain the personal details, contact details and social media accounts of digital currency owners. It will also include account and transaction details so the ATO will be able to ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... $50 billion industry superannuation fund has joined a high profile group of international investors applying pressure to social media giants following the Christchurch terror attacks. HESTA announced it joined the campaign to force social media giants ...

ESG would curb ocean pollution: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... investors can take an active role in protecting the oceans and combatting climate change by putting in place environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing strategies. Calvert has developed an ESG strategy that specifically considers a sector or ...