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AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) will bring a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework to Australia, while launching new research demonstrating how integrating ESG into investment processes can augment decision making. Matt Christensen ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... explain the problem. "This research proved what we already know - the system is operationally weak," said Dean Paatsch, director of Ownership Matters. "That's the take-away. It's not rocket science at all. If we ran a banking system in the same way we ...

ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... services industries, there are lessons for organisations in other industries as well, said Leeora Black, ACCSR managing director. "I think the very high focus of stakeholders on issues of transparency and governance is a wake-up call for organisations ...

Omega: governance measurements reduce bond portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... bond portfolio's risk profile, according to research from fixed income manager Omega Global Investors. Mathew McCrum, director, investments, Omega Global Investors Omega's Financial Health Rating takes into account a country's ability to repay its debt ...

SEFA: developing sustainable loan portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... has a long-term return on equity of between 4 and 7%, in line with industry standards. David Rickards, SEFA managing director, explained later in the panel that SEFA is aiming to hit "market like returns" of bond-plus. Because social enterprise financing ...

More women, more new entrants appointed to ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... seats. The ACSI survey also found that the number of new entrants to board seats increased - in 2011, there were 92 new director appointments at ASX100 companies, which the survey notes includes eight newly appointed directors at QR National as part ...

Cruelty Free Super celebrates second birthday

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... development of ethical investing by contributing model portfolio strategies for independent financial analysis, said director and founder Lee Coates. Cruelty Free Super aims to fulfill the legal superannuation requirement to maximise long term returns ...

ACSI reiterates support for NewsCorp board overhaul

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is recommending that its membership support shareholder resolutions to calling for an independent chair and non-affiliated board members at NewsCorp. Ann Byrne "ACSI recognises that some change ...

MSCI expands ESG research to fixed income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... tools that will enable asset owners and asset managers to integrate ESG across asset classes," said Remy Briand, managing director and global head of index and ESG research at MSCI in a media statement. "We are proud to provide the first ESG research ...

Carol Adams named director of secretariat for AA1000 series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Carol Adams has been named director of the secretariat for the AA1000 standards series at global think tank and advisory services firm AccountAbility. Carol Adams Adams, pro vice-chancellor (Sustainability) and professor at La Trobe University, has ...