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Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... said. "Where we find a market failure - in other words, where the structure of the market and the associated economic incentives has led to a sub-optimal outcome for society - then it is not possible to solve the problem purely through investment integration ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... start by being sceptical of buybacks and why they're being done," Berrutti said. "We're very conscious of executive incentives. Buybacks shouldn't be done if a CEO has an earnings per share KPI because it is achieving a goal without creating long-term ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... happens if and when finance raised through bonds is not used to fund named proceeds, or are not used at all. Further incentives could come from policymakers, such as investing in green bonds through a form of tax relief, Purdie said. "At this point in ...

Median CEO bonus payout near record high: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... engagement and policy, ACCSI. "It hasn't moved in the past four years. That's a trend where we feel that many of these incentives have become an expectation, as opposed to something at risk." According to the ACSI CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies report ...

flexigroup issues $90.9 million Climate Bond certified green bond tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... householders are taking control of their energy bills by capitalising on flexible financing solutions and government incentives to install solar and storage. "We expect interest in adding battery storage to solar panels to continue to grow, which presents ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... beyond just the C-suite," Kelly said. "As part of our sustainability work, we spend a lot of time on what are those incentives. It depends on the industry, and it depends on cultural differences. For example, in Asia you don't find a lot of stock ownership ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... buybacks, are they returning value to shareholders, propping up earnings per share statistics, or responding to perverse incentives in executive remuneration? Since the US government passed significant corporate tax cuts in December 2017, US listed companies ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... structures that are overly complex are looking to simplify the structures and combine the short-term and long-term incentives." While the issue of bonus payment for non-financial measures will not be as controversial this season as compared to last season ...

ASX100 CEO pay remains below 2009 peak: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... year in a row, ACSI included realised pay for CEOs, which they define as "the actual value they receive from equity incentives vesting, not the accounting values required to be disclosed under regulatory requirements." The report found that four ASX100 ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... correct information, and their fifth recommendation is to align time horizons - by adjusting performance metrics and incentives structure to reflect the long-term nature of ESG investing.