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Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... venture under the SVA WA Venture Philanthropy Fund and is an inspired creative concept that help local women gain a sustainable source of income. Championing the cause against domestic violence was the winner of the 2017 Gender-wise Philanthropy Award ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... valuable insights for every part of the giving community - in particular for not-for-profits (NFPs) looking to secure a sustainable future," Lloyd said. "As a community, we must encourage more giving by normalising philanthropy, emphasising its impacts ...

PIMCO fund "Highly Recommended"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... remain high, an allocation to fixed income strategies that take a prudent approach to pursuing a relatively high and sustainable monthly income stream with limited volatility, can be helpful for investors in constructing a diversified investment portfolio ...

Super reforms will drive advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... recently appointed to the role, said he welcomed the government's superannuation reforms and described them as "fair and sustainable", but also said it will be incredibly difficult for members to manage on their own. Breckon highlighted some of the amendments ...

AMP Capital launches global equity fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... adding: "We believe our star team approach - rather than that of a star portfolio manager - leads to better and more sustainable outcomes for clients by managing individual behavioural biases and reducing key person risk." AMP Capital intends to launch ...

Chief executive departs LGS

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... adding: "Peter led LGS to achieve significant growth and wide recognition of the Fund's leadership in responsible and sustainable investment." Chief governance officer and company secretary Donna Heffernan will serve as acting chief executive until a ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... asset managers to generate returns beyond hard performance numbers. Australia and New Zealand held A$675 billion in sustainable investment assets in 2016, or 50.6% of the countries' total managed assets. It represents a 247.5% increase in the last two ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... equals lower returns. In the paper, The Investing enlightenment: how to combine principle and pragmatism to achieve sustainable value through ESG, an overwhelming majority (87% in APAC and 92% globally) of institutional investors want companies to explicitly ...

UK pension regulator puts responsible investing centre stage

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... investments, these risks could be financially significant, both over the short and longer term," the guidance read. The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), who was influential in promoting responsible investment to the The Pension ...

BlackRock moves to machine stock picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... and responsibilities within teams to best leverage the full breadth of BlackRock's platform in seeking to generate sustainable alpha." Blackrock said the changes will impact about $30 billion in its current assets under management and are expected to ...