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WA ranks 8th globally in National Resource Governance Institute assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Governance Institute (NRGI). Daniel Kaufmann, NRGI president and CEO This score places Australia at first position in Asia Pacific and eighth overall. "Australia has a good enabling environment, ranking third on this component," NRGI notes in the assessment. ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... manager's performance on a range of internal and external performance. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM The report demonstrate the fund manager's integrated approach to responsible investment, including information on ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures releases final report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... TCFD's final report. It is an important and useful step forward." Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, said: "Transparently reporting financial risks and opportunities is a vital ...

Three quarters of Aussie investors use ESG in investment strategies: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... found that while 73% of Australian investors incorporate ESG into their decision-making, 84% surveyed in the broader Asia Pacific region do so, while 70% do so in North America. When asked what is the most influential barrier to further incorporation ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and communities including Philanthropy Australia, B Lab Australia and New Zealand, and the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific. "We have partnered with Philanthropy Australia, with B Lab Australia and New Zealand, and with the Impact Investment Summit ...

State Street, TruValue Labs to partner in development of AI-assisted ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework. Dan Gerard, head of Advisory Solutions for Asia Pacific at State Street Global Exchange TruValue Labs is a provider of artificial intelligence-driven ESG data, using AI to review ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... development," said Kevin Anderson, head of investments, APAC, at SSgA. The study found that there are areas in which the Asia Pacific region are ahead of their regional counterparts - according to the survey, 80% of respondents have some level of ESG ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... last two years including through regulation in some countries," said Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific for Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) and chair of the IGCC Disclosure Working Group which led the development ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... screens out companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons. Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies, Asia Pacific, SSGA The State Street International Equities Index Trust Ex Tobacco Ex Controversial Weapons has already attracted investment ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) data as part of its research and factor-based portfolio construction, and clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific are interested in building ESG data into their mandates, said Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global ...