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| | | ... as well as companies with other negative ESG exposures, including gambling, tobacco, armaments, junk foods and payday lending, are also removed. FAIR also applies a gender diversity screen to companies in the index as well. "Demand for sustainable investing ... |
| | | | ... on boards. Vynokur cited TPG as one company eliminated from FAIR on those grounds. "There are also issues like payday lending that we've takin that into account as well," he said. "If you look at most of the global peers, they wouldn't include payday ... |
| | | | ... they standards are in place already." Contraventions of responsible lending practices have been an issue in the payday lending and goods leasing sector in recent years. In 2016, payday lender Cash Converters agreed to refund AU$10.8 million to consumers ... |
| | | | ... mandatory detention of asylum seekers, alcohol, junk foods, pornography, human rights and supply chain concerns, and payday lending. FAIR also introduces a gender diversity screen, requiring a "requisite level" of gender diversity at the board level. ... |
| | | | ... society presents an opportunity to find solutions for social issues like financial exclusion, online gambling and payday lending, Walsh said. "At UCA Funds Management, the engagement has taken a much greater role in our whole responsible investment construct," ... |
| | | | ... and multiple providers." See Also: Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices ASIC issues report on payday lending |
| | | | ... of Credit Suisse won Best Piece of New ESG Research by an Individual Analyst or Team for their report " Risks in Payday Lending and Goods Rental ", and McCullagh and Parks were also awarded Best Piece of Ongoing ESG Research by an Individual Analyst ... |
| | | | ... provisions were required. Earlier this year, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) has warned the payday lending industry to improve its consumer protections or face more enforcement action. ASIC found that some payday lenders ... |
| | | | ... recovery fee, ASIC said. "We think this is a further demonstration that there have been legal compliance issues in the payday lending area, and in our engagement with the companies we've been speaking with, we have received assurances that external consultants ... |
| | | | ... us explore innovative alternatives to address the issue of financial exclusion." See Also: ASIC issues report on payday lending Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market |
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