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Japanese pension plan selects MSCI ESG index as benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... milestone for both MSCI and for the continued adoption of ESG investing in Japan," said Toshiaki Matsumae, executive director at MSCI. "We are delighted that the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel chose the MSCI Japan ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... sense at all given super funds are managing money on behalf of all members, not just male members," said Alex Dunnin, director of research at Rainmaker. "Surely super funds can find suitably qualified women of high integrity to be trustees. If they can't ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... remuneration reports at the AGM. "It's still largely a paper-based model and that's what it comes down to," said Judith Fox, director, policy at the CSA. "Proxy votes pass through many hands and you get human error. I think everyone agrees that when ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... projects, encouraging a "crowding in" of private funding, rather than a "crowding out" of capital, said Emma Herd, executive director, emissions and environment at Westpac. "There are a couple of key areas where the CEFC can play a valuable role," Herd ...

DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... conscience, and making our range of ethical products accessible to mainstream Australia," said Republica Coffee's founder and director Jacqueline Arias. "By choosing Republica Coffee, consumers can be confident they're buying the most ethical brand on ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) say that companies can still improve their disclosures of executive and director remuneration. ASIC have reviewed a sample of 50 remuneration reports from ASX300 companies for the financial year ended 30 June ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... performance has become increasingly important for companies in this sector," said Glenn Kramer, working group member and director measurement and reporting at Hess Corporation. "We have an environmental, social and ethical responsibility to be transparent ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... directly in the case of holdings managed in-house, McKay said. At VFMC, concerns over the number of board appointments a director holds at one time also led to voting against a particular appointment, McKay said. "One of the main reasons that we vote ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... alternative index weighting methodologies, including the incorporation of risk based approaches," said David Harris, director responsible investment, FTSE Group. "At the same time they are under increasing pressure to demonstrate action on integrating ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... they were waiting for the very last minute to do something to address gender diversity," said Claire Braund, executive director of WOB. "This says to me that unless the ASX had required them to do something, then they'd carry on not bothering. The companies ...