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Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... will continue. However, asset consultants- who provide analysis of fund managers from an investment and an operational/governance perspective to institutional investors - say the announcement impacts on their view of Hunter Hall. Mercer has evaluated ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... done on gender diversity, the more complex I have found the issue to be," said Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager. "One problem is we've been talking about gender diversity for so long that we're becoming dulled to the issue. Despite ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... invested companies as a tool to overcome market inefficiencies, particularly as relates to environmental, social and governance (ESG) related issues, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

ANZ appoints Katharine Tapley head of sustainable finance solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... partnership sees AWA focus on "knowledge sharing, capacity building, trade and investment initiatives and strengthening governance arrangements" in Vietnam, India and Indonesia. ANZ is providing financial support to AWA for the rolling out of its programs ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... performance. "Effectively what we're looking for is, is there a policy in place, is there strong accountability and governance structures, how can you demonstrate that it's been implemented consistent with those policies and accountabilities," said Simon ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... adopted at COP 22 in Morocco on November 14, 2016. Investor expectations are broken down into five areas of concern: Governance - are board and management processes well enough defined to ensure adequate oversight of climate-related risk and effective ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire chief operating officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Peter takes up his new role on 1 December. "The PRI has made a huge contribution to moving environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into the forefront of the financial services sector but we know that there is still a great deal more to be done," ...

MSCI hires Michael Cheng to MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
MSCI has hired Michael Cheng to MSCI ESG Research, as vice president of corporate governance research. Cheng will be based in Hong Kong. He has more than two decades' experience in law, securities, governance and financial regulation. Prior to MSCI ...

Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership to offer director program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... programs are three days long. "The [NED course] is meant to consider, from the board point of view, the issues and governance plays that boards look at from an oversight position. We've got the board level [course], which looks at oversight, the management ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Good corporate governance and quality as investment factors are converging as a measure of long-term risk adjusted return on equities, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management ...