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University of Sydney Business School adopts CAER research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The University of Sydney Business School will utilise CAER's environmental, social and governance research, CAER has announced. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO The University of Sydney's Business school has taking out an ongoing subscription to the CAER service ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has named Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, a newly created role. Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management, Northern Trust Sarr ...

PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... pension schemes - ATP, Industriens Pension, PensionDanmark, PFA, PKA and Sampension - delisted from the PRI citing governance concerns.

ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... outstanding shares," Hagart said. "It is the equivalent of buying a put option from the bank." Hagart and Mike Harut, governance and engagement analyst at ACSI and the report's author, emphasised that the report is based on data from pro-rata rights ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... standard." As part of the process of becoming an official standards body for sustainability reporting, GRI is undergoing a governance reorganisation process to create more robust institution. "The standard setting component will be firewalled from the ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into investment management is accelerating in Australia and around the world, guided by demand from asset owners and increasing flexibility in fund design that can tailor strategies that ...

Mercer hires Alexis Cheang to Responsible Investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... clients "in helping them implement Mercer's recently launched Framework for Sustainable Growth and addressing corporate governance risks," Mercer said. Mercer has 13 responsible investment consultants around the world who specialise in advising boards ...

Push to focus on tax reform, transparency as part of G20

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... are pursing oil and gas projects with risks, and as they get further and further into areas where there is lack of governance, and huge sums of money that are moving, if these projects are put in peril or shut down because of local concerns about how ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management's environmental, social and governance (ESG) index fund range has exceeded US$1 billion in assets under management, the asset manager said. The index funds reached the US$1 billion mark within six months of initial seeding. ...

PRI coalition calls for improved palm oil practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... land and communities. IWG continues to support the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) as the central body for governance of sustainable palm oil production as part of its commitments, PRI said. "The significant growth and accompanying globalisation ...