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ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... cannot be excused by reliance on salaries being set by awards or industrial agreements." The report was supported by Future Super, and Future Super Managing Director Kirstin Hunter noted that supporting research into gender pay gap is a concern for the ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Chief executive remuneration continues to rise, pushed by "persistent and increasing bonus payments", according to the latest analysis of CEO pay by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Don Meij, the CEO ...

ACSI to expand research, analyst team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is expanding its ESG research and analyst team because of increased demand for investment stewardship services by its members. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and policy ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Forestry investment manager New Forests' Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF2) has acquired a 38% shareholding in Wenita Forest Products Ltd (Wenita) and full ownership of the Otago Land Company. New Forests is acquiring the assets from The Rohatyn ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Australian companies continue to improve their sustainability reporting, with focus on environmental issues such as climate change and water, however there are still laggards that are not reporting sufficiently or at all on sustainability issues, according ...

Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... around half of all assets professionally managed in Australia (44%). Mercer also notes that 92% of Australians expect their super or other investments to be invested responsibly or ethically. "Responsible investment has been around for over 10 years ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
More of Japan's active equity managers are integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment processes, but the balance of activity is in the corporate governance side, according to analysis from manager research and selection ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has commissioned research from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney that has led to the development of a packaging sustainability performance framework. David Gait, managing partner, Stewart ...

Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Listed franchise companies are facing structural reform to their legal relationship with franchisees, presenting potential regulatory risk to investment returns, according to Credit Suisse. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
The world's biggest meat and fish companies are not managing critical business risks such as greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics risk, with three Australian companies scoring medium or high risk, according to the FAIRR Protein Producers Index. ...