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ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Although ESG research on the transport sector has focused more on environmental factors, AMP Capital Investors says social and governance risks also impact on short-term earnings and share price. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny There are three key risks to the ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Investor Network that has helped develop the framework from an institutional investor perspective, alongside with Regnan, AMP Capital, Colonial First State Global Asset Management and Victorian Funds Management Corporation. Three Australian companies ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... have invested heavily into wealth management and financial planning. I guess you'd have to call it the big six if you add in AMP and IOOF. This has significant implications for boutique fund managers, of which we are one, because the distributions outlet ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... issues beyond remuneration into areas including board independence, succession planning and related party transactions, which AMP Capital attributes to the impact of the two-strikes voting rule. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
AMP Capital is investing US$100 million with Capistrano Wind Partners, a developer, owner and operator of a diversified portfolio of large-scale wind energy projects in North America. Capistrano Wind Partners was formed last year by Edison Mission Energy ...

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
John Colvin, chief executive and managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), has been elected chairman of the new Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). GNDI is an international partnership of nine corporate director ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... because women act as catalysts for social change according to a report examining approaches for philanthropic investment. The AMP Foundation report The Best of Every Woman: An Overview of Approaches for Philanthropic Investment in Aboriginal Women and ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... votes, there'd be a national outcry." The study examines the voting process of 23 institutional investors, including Blackrock, AMP, Perpetual, Colonial First State, Vanguard and the Future Fund. The combined ownership interest of these institutions ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... effective as of 24 September. Within the DJSI Asia/Pacific index, the largest additions include Incitec Pivot, while CSL, AMP and Newcrest Mining were all deleted from the regional index. The components to the DJSI are determined annually. The 2,500 ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... but those efficiency gains must not come at the expense of the sustainability of the supply chain, according to a report by AMP Capital. Australian retailers have been hit by a number of prevailing trends, including weak consumption, increased competition ...