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VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... to manage risk and leverage opportunity. Risks and opportunities included external forces, strategic planning, fund governance processes, financial advice, administration processes, outsourcing performance, fraud and misconduct, compliance and risk management ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... of listed companies increase their frequency and depth of communication around environmental, social and corporate governance governance issues, there has been an evolution on the part of some companies in the understanding of how each should relate ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... logical extension" of its work to provide sustainability information to investors via its environmental social and governance (ESG) product and to develop the sustainability field through strategic investment of its philanthropic capital, NCD said. "Bloomberg ...

AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... AXA Rosenberg, the quantitative investment arm of the global AXA IM group, and integrates environmental, social and governance data from AXA IM's responsible investment team. AXA IM has been speaking with both institutional and retail investors and providers ...

Sustainalytics hires Cheryl Gustitus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... well." Last month, Sustainalytics announced it had hired Gary Hewitt to lead the development of expanded corporate governance research and data products. Hewitt is former head of governance research at GMI Ratings. He previously led a research team at ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... of negative externalities, or amplify the positives." Companies are already internalising environmental, social and governance factors into their financial analysis, such as shadow carbon pricing integrated into long-term revenue and cost models and ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Governance practices have evolved differently around the world, and as a result, AMP Capital has developed a nuanced, case-by-case approach to proxy voting and engaging with companies in varying markets. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... of the DJIS. Separately, RepRisk, a research firm that provides business intelligence on environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, announced that, through its partnership with RobecoSAM, it has provided ESG data for the assessment of the companies ...

Sustainalytics hires Gary Hewitt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics has hired Gary Hewitt to lead the development of expanded corporate governance research and data products. Hewitt is former head of governance research at GMI Ratings. He previously led a research team at Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson) ...

Christian Super engages with Transfield Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Transfield, Murphy said. Christian Super is engaging with Transfield on the issue of the security contracts as both a governance issue for the company as well as a human rights issue as part of the fund's ethical charter. "It's around the governance ...