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RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... governing fiduciary duties and the responsibilities of institutional investors in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks should be a high priority for the financial services sector, according to a new white paper released by the ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) believes that by identifying and managing material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, it is allocating its capital "towards more attractive areas and better manag[ing] long term risk." Anne-Maree ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... it's been driven by broad, strong institutional investment, and the acknowledgement that [environmental, social and governance] ESG risks are driving valuations. There's more and more evidence to support that, which has driven the institutional uptake ...

Cbus Super hires new investment manager - ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Bradford said. "I'm looking forward to working for a dynamic and innovative fund such as Cbus to help promote good governance and sustainability across a large portfolio." Bradford starts in her role on 16 November and will be located in Cbus's Sydney ...

Investors look at corporate governance metrics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The interrelation of environmental and social with corporate governance practices has been brought to the fore, institutional investors have told BNP Paribas Securities Services. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance ...

G4 to transition to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... the G4 Guidelines and will follow the prescribed Due Process Protocol, GRI said. Last year, the GRI reorganised its governance and operating structure and set the stage for these recent developments. As part of the new governance structure, GRI established ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... management. Prior to his role at the NBA, Douma spent more than seven years as the director of responsible investment and governance at MN, a fiduciary asset manager for 15 Dutch and UK pension funds, where he was responsible for the development of responsible ...

Investors demanding better corporate ESG disclosure: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... thirds of respondents to an EY survey said that companies do not adequately disclose material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader Tomorrow's Investment Rules 2.0 is EY's ...

AMP Capital hire Kristen Le Mesurier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... banks, insurers and diversified financials. Prior to this, she was a senior analyst with Ownership Matters, a corporate governance advisory service. She has previously worked as a commercial litigation lawyer, a researcher for the ACCC and a journalist. ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has released its new Governance Guidelines, and as part of the review, ACSI said that it may, on a case-by-case basis, consider recommending that their members ...