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Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... resolved, with the New York State court, Australia is gearing up for a suit brought by Mark McVeigh against his superannuation fund provider, REST Super. There are two challenges in the case - one is that REST Super is not exercising its due diligence ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Sentier currently manages four dedicated direct infrastructure funds - the First State European diversified Infrastructure Fund, which has EUR2.0 billion in assets under management, the European Diversified Infrastructure Fund II, with EUR 2.6 billion ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... time period, RIAA found in its Responsible Investment Super Study 2019. "This moves us beyond a discussion of what is your fund invested in/divesting from, because we know there's so much more to a responsible investment strategy than that," said Simon ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Investing in insurance linked securities (ILS) can provide return in an asset class that is uncorrelated to other assets, with fund manager Amundi running an ILS strategy that takes into account long-term climate risks and opportunities. Chin Liu, SVP ...

Interest in responsible investing not limited to Gen Y: Franklin Templeton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... see the impact of that investment." In contrast, an average of 28% of respondents said they would like their superannuation fund provider to offer a negative screening option, eliminating investments associated with "harmful activities." "The relatively ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Tax Standard has been developed in response to concerns over the impact tax avoidance has on the ability of governments to fund services and support sustainable development, as well as to provide clarity on how much companies contribute to the tax income ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... their 2019 ESG Reporting by the ASX200 report. AUSTRAC alleges that the bank failed to report 19.5 million international fund transfers over five years. The statement of claim also alleges 12 customers who made large numbers of low value payments consistent ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... response from investors. In Thursday's Australian Financial Review, UniSuper CEO John Pearce said that the superannuation fund would oppose further moves to remove Westpac board members. The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has not yet decided ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Engaging with small and mid-cap companies around key environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues is key to uncovering high quality companies making a positive impact on sustainable outcomes, according to Perennial Value Management. Damian ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
With material human rights issues rising on the agenda for companies and their investors, non-governmental organisations are flagging sexual harassment in garment factories as a source of risk, both in terms of productivity losses and reputational risks ...