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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank launch Socially Responsible Growth Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... minimum level of 75% of the fund allocated to investment managers who "incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance considerations into their asset selection," primarily applied to listed shares and fixed income asses, according to fund ...

AICD calls for stronger corporate whistle-blower protections

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... compensate whistle-blowers if they are victimised or penalised." The ultimate aim of the reforms should be to improve good governance and increase the likelihood that directors will be provided with information of corporate wrongdoing, Petschler said ...

Amanda Wilson stepping down as Regnan chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... time as CEO, Regnan has pursued an "innovative, rigorous and integrated approach to the identification of corporate governance risk," as well as engagement, Regnan said. In 2015, Regnan reorganised its ownership structure to consolidate its owners from ...

Australian Shareholders' Association hires Judith Fox

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has hired Judith Fox as chief executive officer. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute Fox will join ASA on 27 February. She comes to ASA From the Governance Institute of Australia, where she was ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... a strong element of learning by doing in this project. Rather than try to build up this infrastructure of a certain governance structure, we are focusing now on developing projects, and a number of big institutions are involved. Let's do something and ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... University of Luneburg, and the University of Zaragoza. Roger has long term research interests in environmental, social and governance aspects of companies and other organisations. He is widely published in accounting, management and environmental journals ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... sustainability and engagement specialists as key themes for 2017. Susheela Peres da Costa, deputy managing director, Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement In looking ahead to the issues that may come to the forefront for investment and corporate ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... cyber security, consumer shift toward plant-based proteins and other issues are potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment themes that are both a source of risk and reward for investors in 2017, researchers said. Doug Morrow, associate ...

Sustainalytics to augment Sydney office, launch Tokyo office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... moves by the Japanese government, regulators and investment community to implement a Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance code, as well as significant moves by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to embrace ESG integration as part of its ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... clients access to research and insights from proxy advisory firm Ownership Matters to provide specialised research on governance issues. Giselle Roux, Escala Partners The decision to use Ownership Matters is based on a decision by Escala Partners to ...