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NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... overlay tool that will provide superannuation fund trustees with a monthly report on the environmental, social and governance exposures of holdings in ASX300 listed companies. NAB Asset Servicing, which provides custodial and administrative services ...

Mercer study to investigate shareholder loyalty rewards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... said that the report would make its analysis with the understanding that the overarching context is on ensuring that governance, transparency and scrutiny is not undermined. "The governance process is already something that is work in process and you ...

Duncan Paterson steps down as RIAA board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... constitution allows for a maximum of 10 years' continuous service on the board, and we're doing our best to abide by good governance practices," Paterson said. Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, Colonial First State Asset Management ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... water as a scare resource between gas industries and other industries such as agribusiness. Finally, there are social/governance risks to consider, Berrutti and Iyer said in their presentation that producer's social licence to operate has been impacted ...

CPA Australia issues SME sustainability assurance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... actually credibly back up with evidence. It's the same as financial reporting - a massive strength gained in terms of the governance of organisations." See Also: One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... 2011, 80% companies in the S&P/ASX 200 sample had an independent, non-executive chair, in line with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations. Of the 170 companies sampled, all had an audit committee, 97 per cent had a remuneration ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... the pump, and income growth harder to come by, few will want any additional sustainability/ESG burdens, either in ESG governance and disclosure, or in the very many environmental, social and governance issues they cover. Possibly more depressing is that ...

IIRC publishes integrated reporting prototype

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... and comparability and consistency. The content elements are defined as organizational overview and operating context, governance, opportunities and risks, strategy and resource allocation, business model, performance and outcomes, and future outlook. ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Institutional investors can analyse hedge fund managers and strategies with an eye to improving governance and values alignment in line with the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has released a discussion papers on hedge funds ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Hermes Fund Managers has created a global quantitative environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and has announced that Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded a AU$90m mandate for the strategy. The strategy combines Hermes' existing quantitative ...