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GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... He has been involved in the work of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2001 and is a board trustee for the IIA's Research Foundation. Alexandra Watson is a professor in the Accounting Department at the University of Cape Town. She is a chartered ...

Northern Trust develops emerging markets low CO2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... their carbon dioxide emissions." Earlier this year, Northern Trust announced that it was collaborating with MSCI ESG Research and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and it had created the first emerging markets custom index to incorporate environmental ...

Standard Life hires Amanda Young as head of SRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... recently hired Rebecca Maclean and Alix Chosson as SRI managers. Maclean joins from Trucost, where she worked as a senior research analyst, and Chosson joins from Generali Investments in Paris where she was an SRI analyst specialising in the energy and ...

ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... director appointments to ASX100 companies in 2012 went to individuals who are not currently Top 100 directors, according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO The 2012 Board Composition survey ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... need to demonstrate ease and utility. "The guidelines do appear to be aimed strongly at the macro level, with a strong 'research' component that perhaps will filter to the meso level, such as to regional NRM Boards," said Dr Joanne Tingey-Holyoak, a ...

ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... second time in 11 years, but average CEO pay is still 67 times more than the average Australian salary, according to new research from the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO ACSI attributed this result to a higher level ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... index has outperformed general global stock indices. The Global Compact 100 (GC 100) is released in partnership with research firm Sustainalytics and is comprised of a representative group of Global Compact companies. They were selected to the index ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... investment performance, the challenge is now on others to act." The PRI Sovereign Fixed Income Working Group (SFIWG) examined research and discussed issues among themselves, concluding that there is a correlation between ESG factors and credit risk. ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Mariner Investment Group, a global alternative asset manager, has selected MSCI ESG Research to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and portfolio analytics. Mariner Group has subscribed to MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics, a reporting ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... choice with fund members, said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, NGS Super chief executive. "We started looking six months ago with research to see what members are really looking for, given that SRI/ESG really does resonate with our members, who are in the main ...