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YES BANK signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank, has become a signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... HSBC said. "For this to be a reliable source of capital for developing economies, more work is needed to see how emerging market bonds could be credit enhanced to meet the risk requirements of global institutional investors." See Also: HSBC finds US$364 ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Companies and shareholders who focus on the short-term may be sacrificing tomorrow's growth for today's gain, according to AMP Capital's biannual corporate governance report. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In addition to reporting ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... half of companies in the EuroStoxx50, yet only 5.6% of board members on those companies are nationals from an emerging market, highlighting a need for increased diversity on those boards, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Matt Christensen ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has signed the Investor Statement on Bangladesh, joining more than 190 shareholders and investors which are calling on brands and retailers to implement the core labour standard of the International Labor Organisation (ILO). ...

Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... government or majority family owned and run companies are very well managed, some investors are concerned that certain emerging market companies lack sufficient executive independence and scrutiny of management. This challenge led us to examine how we ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a strategy that applies environmental, social and governance metrics to assess countries' creditworthiness and risks and opportunities in sovereign debt portfolios. Matt Christensen The approach is outlined ...

Banco Fie joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Banco Fie, a Bolivian grass-roots microfinance institution, is the 22 nd values-based bank to join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). GABV is an organization of sustainable banks from around the world, including microfinance banks in ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
There are US$178.5bn of sustainable investments in Australia, representing about 18% of total assets under management, with integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors being the single largest strategy employed by sustainable investors ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... new portfolio will have a lower allocation to US, Eurozone and Japanese bonds, but not eliminate holdings. Any emerging market country debt that is brought into the portfolio will have to fit the benchmark's stringent criteria. "When looking at emerging ...