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Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... equities, 22% in Australian listed equities and 4.1% in unlisted equities.8 30.8% of funds were invested in bonds and short-term "cash" instruments, 14.4% of funds were invested in property and infrastructure, and 3.3% were invested in other assets. ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... corporate governance criteria. The portfolios are actively managed and based on blue chip international and Australian socks, cash and government bonds. Approximately two thirds of the wealth manager's clientele apply some form of screening, said Damien ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... listed Companies, while in the US, "expectations for cuts have leapt by one-third in the past month." The redeployment of the cash that would have gone to dividends is still unknown, but Lazard pointed to the example of Accor, a global hotel company ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... dividend." Beyond that, there's a case by case consideration, Myatt noted - companies with weaker balance sheets and more limited cash should avoid taking out debt to pay dividends, but companies with strong balance sheets and no liquidity concerns and ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... its report that climate change risk is rising, but longer-term vulnerabilities are masked by limited impact on near-term cash flows. According to the firm's second Annual ESG Report, ESG is being ingrained into its investment processes, impacting how ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... purchase the remaining approximate 60% of Sustainalytics shares upon closing of the transaction. The transaction consists of a cash payment at closing of approximately EUR 55 million (subject to certain potential adjustments) and additional cash payments ...

Sustainable Australia Fund on COVID-19 impacts, upgrade finance outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... thinking around energy independence, security, and affordability. We are coming into it with long term capital and earning cash by investing in green projects." SFA began as the Sustainable Melbourne Fund, before rebranding and expanding in 2019 to encompass ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... achieving a goal without creating long-term value. For those that do, we would want to see that a company has no other need for cash, and surplus funds can't be more sensibly deployed in other ways. Companies should be able to demonstrate that they've ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... If you think about global supply chain, customers wanting things in the digital way, think of accelerating the move from cash to card. People don't want to touch money. It will accelerate some of the things that are already happening." But even in ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Companies are increasingly adopting a "profit with purpose" mindset and investors should be aware of relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) information as part of their investment process, according to global fund manager PGIM. Taimur Hyat ...