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Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks by ASX-listed companies is varied, with some companies not complying and coming up short. KPMG has analysed the disclosures of listed companies against the ASX Corporate Governance Council's ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... co-founder, GRESB. "Through her leadership and industry know-how, we can ensure that GRESB continues to deliver comprehensive ESG information and integrated solutions that help investors to understand and effectively engage with their investments, creating ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... asses and rate work on the Sustainable Development Goals. MSCI has launched the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index and MSCI ESG, which are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, and both products allow investors to analyse their portfolios and ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... improper conduct could increase in future, which could impact on investment risk and returns, noted Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management. "You see what's happened in the US and the UK around issues like manipulating ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Toohill said. "We saw strong demand form the investment community," she said. "Many investors want this for green fund and ESG mandates, but a few investors mentioned that while they don't have a specific green fund, they want to develop the climate ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Citi and Credit Suisse were recognised for their broker research at the seventh annual ESG Research Australia (ESG RA) Awards. Citi won Best ESG Broking Firm, while Sandra McCullagh and Chris Parks of Credit Suisse won Best Piece of New ESG Research ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified AXA Investment Manager's ESG SmartBeta equity pooled fund under its responsible certification process. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund is designed ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees are increasingly seeing environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration as part of the process of managing funds for members over the long term, and view engagement with invested companies as a tool in that process. ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... the ways in which the firm and its individual investment management teams calculate environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. In the 2016 report, CFSGAM outlined its evolving approach to climate change disclosure. Instead of reporting on a carbon ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Climate Agreement: An Action Framework is designed to assist investors in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance and issues into investment decisions in the real estate sector. "Australian investors have significant exposure ...