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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 ...

Australian National University Investment Office selects CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
CAER will provide the Australian National University (ANU)'s Investment Office with environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and company reports as part of a new agreement. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO ANU's Investment Office manages the university's ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... levels of assured sustainability data will rise in years going forward given recent language in the ASX's Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. As part of that package, ASX included Recommendation 7.4 to ...

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
A majority of global fixed income managers say they consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment process, according to a survey by JANA. Steven Carew, head of investment research and outcomes, JANA JANA received responses ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... reported that they do not currently have independent directors on their trustee boards. Pam McAlister, partner and senior governance consultant, Mercer Mercer surveyed 33 superannuation fund CEOs, fund secretaries and governance, risk and compliance ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... are definitely showing their interest," Boulle said. "We're talking about both traditional [environmental, social and governance] ESG investors and [socially responsible investment] SRI investors, and also demand from fairly unusual places- central banks ...

Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... companies' intangible assets, including innovation, brand, productivity and sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance should be a "bottom-up" approach that is aligned with management accounts, according to consultant Josh ...