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AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... businesses are responding to the changes that present both risk and opportunity, according to the firm's latest Corporate Governance Report. The three trends cited by AMP Capital affect different companies within the sector differently, but can also ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... NZ Super's ongoing priorities in the ESG space include continuing to engage with NZX listed companies on corporate governance, and finalising a climate change strategy to be released later this year. The fund was a founding signatory of the UNPRI in ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... broadly," Bennett said. "I think Australia companies are quite transparent and it's also part of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recommendations. In Asia, the disclosure is very perfunctory, compliance driven and it's not seen as adding strategic ...

AXA IM hires Alix Chosson to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Standard Life, Chosson worked at Generali Investments as RI analyst, and Amundi Asset Management as an RI and corporate governance analyst. She holds a Bachelor's degree in finance and economics from Sciences Po Lyon as well as two Master's degrees from ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... of ESG investment research at AMP Capital. "When we've been looking at integration, the focus has been on corporate governance issues, in terms of trying to understanding risk and how decision making within the organisation is being managed in," Woods ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... helpful to have leaders to point to there." ACSI pointed to the changes to the ASX's third edition of the Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations, particularly Recommendation 7.4 which says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... approach political donations as a governance issue. Earlier this year, the Governance Institute issued a corporate governance guide, outlining issues that company boards should consider if they are considering making political donations. The institute ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... noted. Examining the way in which companies manage these exposures is also an insight into their overall corporate governance. There are a few ways in which investors can define their risks by determining their needs as in investor, where to source the ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... not complying and coming up short. KPMG has analysed the disclosures of listed companies against the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations, and Company Matters, which provide specialised service in outsourced company secretary ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... prosperity and the financial wellbeing of our members depend on a healthy environment, social cohesion and sound corporate governance, and we integrate these considerations into our investment approach." LGS's ranking was derived from its activities ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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