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IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... will similarly take six steps - Analysis, inquiry, monitoring, engagement, collaboration, and public policy. Hermes Investment Management led the drafting of the guide, and said that long-term investors "want to ensure that automotive companies are prepared ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... acknowledged significant market volatility both in Australia and overseas," affecting fund performances, but noted that most investment options achieved "above-median returns" for the year. The fund also highlighted member engagement projects such as ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... extreme weather events and social pressures for greater climate awareness, according to research from the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). Dr Joanna Nash, research analyst, BlackRock's global Scientific Active Equity team Climate risk factors "have ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... insurance and diversified financial services sector, according to AMP Capital. Kristen Le Mesurier, senior ESG analyst, investment research, AMP Capital. AMP Capital has conducted research into how digital factors can disrupt the business models for ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... zero emissions economy?" With that as the global markets signal of where regulatory, litigation, social and investment trends will go, directors must adjust their strategy accordingly. "If you want a regulatory market signal, is it reasonable for a director ...

Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... actually harness that, we're losing 50% of the talent in the country. That doesn't make any sense; think about the investment we put in to build the minds to get the diversity to get the thought, and then 10 years down the track to have that dwindle?" ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... etc., to measure the impact. The other thing that we do in the US is as a manager of managers - we have a tool called Investment Oversight Solutions.... When I look at the Australian market, the structure here is very similar to the Dutch market - managers ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... according to research from Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). Will Oulton, head of responsible investment, CFSGAM Lorna Tweedie of CFSGAM and Jake Reynolds from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership conducted a survey ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... the founding of RobecoSAM in 1995. What was once a very niche concept is now becoming more mainstream, even among the investment community. For this reason, it is more important than ever that companies report on the positive financial impacts of their ...

Investors look at corporate governance metrics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... brought to the fore, institutional investors have told BNP Paribas Securities Services. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance, BNP Paribas Securities Services With scandals such as the discovery that car manufacturer ...