Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 151 - 160 of 263 results for "United Nations"

Indonesia to defy world growth forecasts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... capita GDP growth in 1981-2010, according the to the ADB," they wrote. Mandiri Investasi expects that, based on United Nations estimates, Indonesia will remain a net beneficiary of this demographic dividend until at least 2030.

Social investments hinge on the right financing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Christian Super has a mandate to make investments that uphold high ESG standards and is a founding signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). "We hope to continue to engage the government to ensure that the right structures ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... on Climate Change, ESG Research Australia and the Carbon Disclosure Project along with being a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI) since 2007.

Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... Accreditation Review Committee. He was also founding chairman of Fund Executives Association and works with the United Nations Refugee Agency - Australia for UNHCR. Darryl Seccombe is the managing director of DSA Financial, authorised representatives ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... committed to integrating ESG considerations into their investment and stewardship approaches by signing up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... will be rolled out around Australia in May, to coincide with the 100th International Women's Day calendar and the United Nations 'Equality Means Business' agenda. "Our own statistics show us that although women make up 45 per cent of the Australian workforce ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... the list of market uncertainties as the United States, the United Kingdom and France - with the blessing of the United Nations - started bombing Qaddafi's bum off his throne. And by the looks of it, they may have to unleash a military tsunami not only ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... expected to announce the doubling of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) to EUR440 billion today. The United Nations has taken charge of the situation in the MENA region by bombing Qaddafi. On top of these, the Bank of Japan is now adding more ...

Mercer invests in consulting business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... Richard Fuller joins Mercer from HESTA super fund where he managed the fund's commitments in accordance with the United Nations principles for responsible investment. Fuller's experience in the ESG field dovetails well with Mercer's own environmental ...

ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... brought a strong grounding in environmental, social and governance issues to the job, having formerly worked with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "With a growing need for trustees to understand environmental, social and governance ...