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Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... "We want to impress upon companies that this is a really important area and the potential shareholder value and investment risk, especially for major superannuation funds which are preparing to have to disclose all of their investment holdings and essentially ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... did much of the "heavy lifting" during that process. "ACSI has achieved a great deal in the management of ESG investment risk over the last five years and after October I look forward to reading about its future successes," Byrne said. Byrne is currently ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... this year, a decision made by the trustee after careful consideration of factors including the expected impact on investment risk and return for members and the health consequences of tobacco products. VicSuper's current investment in tobacco accounts ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has released the consultation draft of the integrated reporting (IR) framework, beginning a 90-day comment period on the framework. IR has been developed over the past three years as a framework ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Institutional investors must take action in the investment chain, at the level of their invested companies and at the systemic market level to manage the amount of leakage in the system that reduces assets in a low-return environment, according to Mercer. ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... school shootings in the US underscores the increasing influence of LPs and the growing materiality of ESG issues on investment risk, return and reputation."

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Unconventional oil and gas development techniques for extracting coal seam gas (CSG) and shale gas reserves in Australia presents environmental and political risks that responsible investors must take into account, according to panelists in a recent ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees are exposed to legal risks in the event of financial losses caused by the impacts of climate change, according to a report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). While superannuation and pension funds have an understanding ...

NAB funds second Environmental Upgrade Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... structure and its existence as a statutory charge makes the EUAs a form of senior debt, with significantly less investment risk to investors. It also matches the duration of energy efficiency savings. This is the second EUA that NAB has co-financed - ...