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MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... society and environment," Lee said. The new framework aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations last September. The SDGs aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity worldwide via a series of targets ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... to Japan - the country's top export market - fell by 0.3% to US$939.6 million in the year to February. Shipments to the United States increased by 1.6% over the year but those to China and Hong Kong dropped by 11.6% and 0.3%, respectively.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... to Japan - the country's top export market - fell by 0.3% to US$939.6 million in the year to February. Shipments to the United States increased by 1.6% over the year but those to China and Hong Kong dropped by 11.6% and 0.3%, respectively.

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... that Acadian "aims to be a leader in this field, having been the first quantitative manager to become a signatory of the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)." "This year, we were pleased to receive an "A" from the UN PRI on our ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... December's record fall of US$107.9 billion. UK Halifax house price index Halifax's latest report showed that house prices in the United Kingdom went up to £214,811 -- a new record high - in March, a 2.6% increase from the previous month, taking the ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... assistance, and approaches to blending public and private finance. The announcement follows last year's ratification of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the historic climate agreement in Paris. It aims to promote the SDG objectives ...

State Street SHE Index aimed at capitalising on diversity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... these findings, American women account for an average of just 16% of the members of executive teams. The findings in the United States echo those in Australia. Recent research by Rainmaker SelectingSuper shows superannuation funds led by women, or with ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... VicSuper's board in the first part of 2016," Dundon said. VicSuper has also fulfilled its obligations as a signatory to the United Nations-backed Montreal Pledge by publishing the carbon intensity of the fund's equities portfolio on its website. Dundon ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... Tim Murphy said 2015 brought growing uncertainty for markets worldwide, fuelled by changes in monetary policies in the United States and Europe, slowing economic growth around the world, and slumping commodity prices, especially oil. "Accordingly, inflows ...

IMF Bentham announces $30m bond issue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... Bentham is the largest litigation funder in Australia, now offering its services in overseas jurisdictions including the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Its principal activities are the investigation ...