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Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... the focus was on building bigger companies, so you saw a lot of M&A activity," said Ric Marshall, executive director, MSCI ESG Research. "One of the things you could do with money if you weren't investing in R&D, you could build a bigger company buying ...

Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... their collective industry knowledge and experience to provide exceptional support for our clients who are looking to address ESG risks and opportunities, including climate change, on both a regional and global scale."

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... manager, London Stock Exchange Group. "The CDSB Framework is one of the tools referenced in London Stock Exchange Group's ESG reporting guidance, and we are happy to see CDSB taking a step forward to harmonize the corporate reporting space and align ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... investment in some industries are excluded or a positive weighting is placed on certain nonfinancial factors as a result of ESG considerations." "We understand that this is a live consideration within APRA," Barker said. "I would caution against relying ...

Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... a business's overall value," Bell said. "It's a stark realisation that you have to manage these positive attributes around ESG. We've also seen real growth in debt markets, we've been close to the growth in the green bond space, as an assurance provider ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... investors are given access to detailed information about how the Fund takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) and ethical issues in the investment process. "We are delighted to have our second ethical product, FAIR, recognised by ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... represent themselves as healthy options, and therein lies the opportunity and the danger," said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG Research at Ausbil. "Speaking to CEOs or supermarkets in the last two years or so, they've realised what a growth opportunity ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... investors. We hope that our product plans, and our collaborations with key bodies like CBI can really help investors embrace ESG, and make a positive difference to society and the environment."

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Analysing companies for their ability to produce long term sustainable results based on their environmental and social material issues has led Stewart Investors to focus on how companies' key purpose before investing in it. Stewart Investors recently ...

Australian Ethical Investment makes three new hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... roles in equities research. Most recently she was deputy head of the Emerging Leaders Research team. Prior roles were Head of ESG Research, and senior analyst in the financials team. Australian Ethical has also hired Amanda Richman as ethics analyst. ...