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LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... are sustainability indicators, and as long as we could get an investment approach on this sector that met our investment risk profile - low tracking error, low volatility - it allowed us to tilt away from the ESG risks and then towards better performing ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... labour rights are basic privileges expected to be extended to all employees, and that labour conflicts can be a source of risk that can cause financial and reputational losses for the company and investors. "Brand damage, strikes and other industrial ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... swings back and is on the rise, traditional media companies may not be the beneficiaries of the increased advertising, a risk for investors. But in addition to the disruptive innovations of social and digital media, there are social and governance issues ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... switched off in meetings rooms when not in use - a manual process. Furthermore, Pangolin conducted a Carbon Strategy and Risk Report in late 2011 for FB Rice to assess and prepare for the impact of the carbon price on the firm. FB Rice is looking to ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... function. "For fixed income, we expect the look and feel will be quite similar, except it will be more focused on downside risk," Berrutti said. "The fixed income guys have the asymmetry where they have the upside limited to the interest being paid ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... years, and that there are not enough workers of similar experience levels to replace them. This human capital management risk poses a threat in terms of both health and safety and delays in projected capital expenditure spending. "There is a decent link ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... future without taking out some insurance. Despite what you may hear, there is a lot happening and there's probably a greater risk of Australia being left behind than being caught too far out front." Hueston noted that despite the failure of the 2009 ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... AU$3.3bn across all portfolios. SuperRatings also cited the fund's decision to implement biannual carbon and ESG portfolio risk audits and releasing the results of the audits on their website. See Also: LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG ...

GBST, CAER to offer quantitative ESG data tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... GBST and corporate ESG research firm CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility are partnering on a quantitative ESG risk management tool aimed at superannuation funds and fund managers. The product can be used as a responsible investment overlay ...