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CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
The CFA Institute is partnering with a United Nations-backed organisation to determine why investment managers aren't standardising environmental, social and governance factors across all asset classes. CFA Institute, together with the Principles for ...

Industry fund wins stake in Endeavour Energy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... number of energy providers including Collgar Wind Farm (WA), PowerCo (NZ dual-energy distributor) and Capistrano Wind in the United States. The transaction delivered $7.624 billion to the NSW government in gross proceeds, which Premier Gladys Berejiklian ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... balanced by a pickup in other components of demand." These are also "conditioned on the assumptions that the adjustment to the United Kingdom's new relationship with the European Union is smooth". It better be for the BOE has reportedly no "Plan B" for ...

ESG holds key to adviser client retention

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... to the current geopolitical environment, according to Eames. "Around 40% of respondents to a recent survey we did in the United States attributed their interest in ESG to the US election, largely because Trump has been talking about rolling back environmental ...

Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... Peter Harris commented that despite the associations' disparate views on the four proposed models, the only thing which united the submissions were combined disdain for a government-led panel. The chairman however did not appear to entirely share the ...

CFS becomes PRI signatory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Colonial First State has taken the next step in committing to responsible investing by becoming a signatory of the United Nations-endorsed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). CFS will agree to adhere to six principles which includes actively ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... again, any export competitiveness would be tapered by Canada's very strong trade linkage (dependence on?) with America. The United States account for more than 75% of Canada's total exports and over 66% of its imports. This puts at risk the Bank of Canada's ...

ASIC signs fintech agreement with Indonesia

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... is currently collaborating closely with a number of other regulators including the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, the Ontario Securities Commission and Capital Markets Authority, Kenya. It is hoped ...

AustralianSuper appoints former Macquarie executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... year, also sits on the boards of Lifestyle Communities, IC Advisory, River Capital, Unified Healthcare Group, Australian United Investments and Cell Care Australia. Before these roles, Craig held multiple senior positions at Macquarie across the resources ...

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... as part of a complete ESG strategy; 80% have some level of ESG engagement with their investments, compared to 70% in the United States and 58% across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "There's a broader appreciation of the notion that good governance ...