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Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
More than half of the 12 institutional investors that participated in a 2011 Mercer climate change survey have decided to include climate change considerations in future risk management and/or strategic asset allocation processes. Through the Looking ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... issues are. That communication is the key for this whole area." Richard Fuller, senior responsible investment specialist at Mercer that developing valuations for ESG factors is an area of consideration for Mercer. "Another big thing that we're pre-occupied ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... social and governance policies and practices in their research frameworks." Rudman said that GESB uses its asset consultant, Mercer, for shortlisting and selecting external fund managers. " Mercer's research analysis assesses managers for their ESG awareness ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... carbon pricing scheme is an issue for investors as well, said Richard Fuller Senior Responsible Investment Specialist at Mercer. "Climate change and the carbon tax are really important issues, and perhaps really obvious ones," Fuller said. "Superannuation ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... of other costs in a business," he said. The basis of the panel discussion was a recent AICD study authored by consultant Mercer. The study, which mapped the institutional share voting process from end to end, showed that there are miscommunications on ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... corporate side, in some cases, whether there are environmental issues some could go to reputation risk," said Birgden of Mercer. "Some of it is coming from the fixed income providers and shareholders, who both have a shared interest in the good corporate ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... concluded it would be better if companies engaged earlier in the cycle, outside of the AGM cycle, if possible. AICD hired Mercer to conduct the study which was based on a combination of research of existing papers, interviews with participants on each ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... being the most common structure. MFI vehicles tend to be open-end funds or limited partnerships, according to research from Mercer. The potential pool of borrowers is huge - Helga Birgden, head of responsible investment, Asia-Pacific at Mercer, cited ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... income and cash. "There is a lot of coming interest in fixed income," said Richard Fuller, an investment consultant in Mercer's responsible investment practice. "But it's a shallow pool." With increased research and analysis, ESG indices will be developed ...

Mercer's global head of responsible investment business recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Jane Ambachtsheer, partner and global head of Mercer's responsible investment business, has been recognised as the honorary recipient of the Social Investment Organization's 2011 Canadian SRI Lifetime Achievement Award. The Social Investment Organization ...