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Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority about their risk management processes and write a statement of risk appetite. ESG issues should be part of that consideration. Additionally, superannuation fund have a responsibility to speak more to members ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Rana Plaza] are often in residential buildings that have been converted into factories," said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior ESG research analyst at AMP Capital. "This is a risk for retailers that move their sourcing to Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme (SANCS). The STC board said it made its decision after reviewing the ESG merits of investing in companies that produce tobacco product. The board will instruct its managers accordingly and is updating ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) finds that there is a persistent two-speed pace when it comes to ASX200 companies' ESG disclosures - more companies than ever reporting to a detailed or comprehensive standard, but almost half of the ASX200 ...

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 ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Super (L) and Jon Glass (R) at ACSI's annual conference (photo courtesy of ACSI) Moving beyond the discussion of integrating ESG and PODPOI into traditional investment processes, Richard Brandweiner, president of the CFA Society of Sydney who has just ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will this year create a global responsible investment committee (GRIC) and an ESG risks committee to assess ESG risk exposures across asset classes. GRIC will be chaired by CEO Mark Lazberger, CFSGAM said ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are developing ways to work with NGOs, communicate their ESG actions to members and integrate feedback from members and stakeholders, but their actions are tempered by legal considerations ...

RI Academy to offer Enhanced Financial Analysis course

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... RIAA CEO RI Academy's Enhanced Financial Analysis course is designed to help investors improve the practice of integrating ESG metrics into fundamental investment analysis and stock valuation. The course has been developed in collaboration with RobecoSAM ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... required to consider the social impact because it is there. If you think back to Principles for Responsible Investment, the ESG type stuff, if you go back 10-15 years, how many fund managers in Australia were doing that?" See Also: Developing methods ...