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Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... of other costs in a business," he said. The basis of the panel discussion was a recent AICD study authored by consultant Mercer. The study, which mapped the institutional share voting process from end to end, showed that there are miscommunications on ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... corporate side, in some cases, whether there are environmental issues some could go to reputation risk," said Birgden of Mercer. "Some of it is coming from the fixed income providers and shareholders, who both have a shared interest in the good corporate ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... concluded it would be better if companies engaged earlier in the cycle, outside of the AGM cycle, if possible. AICD hired Mercer to conduct the study which was based on a combination of research of existing papers, interviews with participants on each ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... being the most common structure. MFI vehicles tend to be open-end funds or limited partnerships, according to research from Mercer. The potential pool of borrowers is huge - Helga Birgden, head of responsible investment, Asia-Pacific at Mercer, cited ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... income and cash. "There is a lot of coming interest in fixed income," said Richard Fuller, an investment consultant in Mercer's responsible investment practice. "But it's a shallow pool." With increased research and analysis, ESG indices will be developed ...

Mercer's global head of responsible investment business recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Jane Ambachtsheer, partner and global head of Mercer's responsible investment business, has been recognised as the honorary recipient of the Social Investment Organization's 2011 Canadian SRI Lifetime Achievement Award. The Social Investment Organization ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... signal allows superannuation funds to focus on a plan, said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investment, Asia-Pacific at Mercer. "Through our own work with superannuation funds and pension funds, many of them have been looking at their issues at a ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... institutional investors such as superannuation funds is a matter of "intervention" and education for investment consultant Mercer, which has a specialist ESG team that produces research and develops strategies for funds that want to implement ESG principles ...

Catholic Super hires investment manager for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Catholic Super has hired Danyelle Guyatt, currently global head of research for Mercer's responsible investment practice, as the AU$4.16bn fund's investment manager. As part of her role, Guyatt will be responsible for designing and implementing a responsible ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... risk/opportunity, and most frequently look to their listed equity portfolio when considering climate change issues, according to a Mercer study commissioned by international climate change forums. However, the report notes variation in progress towards ...