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NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... leader, globally," O'Connor said. "They implement multiple responsible investment strategies within the portfolios - they have ESG integration across the portfolios, they use corporate engagement, negative screens, a norms-based approach, which is unusual ...

NZ Super Fund releases PRI report, assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... and engagement; manager selection, appointment and monitoring; and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making processes and ownership practices. Signatories began using the new reporting modules ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... assets that apply one or more strategies ranging from negative screening through to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration - now constitute 50% of total assets under management in Australia, RIAA said in their Benchmark Report 2015. There ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Reynolds is in Australia and is speaking at the Women in Super National Roadshows on the environmental, social and governance (ESG ) challenges facing institutional investors, and the ways in which PRI signatories are collaborating to influence outcomes ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Chris Vernon, senior analyst at MSCI Australia, authored an issue brief looking at the environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to new and expanded coal and gas projects as well as the associated port and rail projects to expand export capacity ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... add value by reflecting the demographics of membership at large, and by focusing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to a survey of the superannuation industry. BNP Paribas Securities Services and the Australian Institute ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... aware of as a relevant strategy, or an alternative to divestment where meaningful activity can be taken," said Alison George, ESG engagement manager at Regnan. "This is not particularly relevant to pure play companies, but more towards diversified miners. ...

PRI outlines portfolio carbon reduction strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... makers to minimise their exposure to these costs." PRI is currently considering how environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk factors into fiduciary duties, but many legal and pension experts believe that pension fund trustees must consider climate ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... and the insurance industry, serving as a global framework for the sector to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. "The insurance industry is uniquely positioned to accelerate the transition to a low-emission and ...

NZ Super Fund selects Northern Trust for passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Trust Asset Management to manage a global fixed income mandate which includes the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management Northern ...