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Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... face. You can't syringe it into its mouth, but we're trying to make it easy as possible. RA: If fund managers or asset owners are interested in pursuing the programme, how can they find you? YB: They can go to Future-Impact.com.au, and all my contacts ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... paving the way locally as being an active asset owner, but there hasn't been a uniform demand for ESG integration by asset owners, Barral said. "Japanese investors, local investors, haven't really asked for a particular ESG requirement," Barral said. ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... improving. Gaps exist at different levels of the investment chain - not only between investors and CRAs but between asset owners and asset managers and, ultimately, bond issuers," PRI added. "As investors and regulators increasingly focus on the role ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Australia joins countries around the world with the launch of a stewardship code for Australian asset owners, aimed at increasing the transparency and accountability of stewardship activities in Australia. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Australian Council ...

Climate-related shareholder resolutions put to Rio Tinto, QBE AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... passage of resolutions such as the ones put to Rio Tinto and QBE, but rather using the available tools to hand as asset owners to further the outcome of better ESG-related reporting. "We really want to see, with both companies, that they approach climate ...

BHP Billiton to maintain membership in US Chamber of Commerce

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... resolution on the same topic for the Rio Tinto AGM. More than a hundred individual shareholders and three global asset owners including Local Government Super (LGS) have co-filed a shareholder resolution calling on Rio Tinto to review and fully disclose ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... discipline has emerged as a powerful tool for investors seeking to engender positive social and environmental change. As asset owners start reviewing impact investments for portfolio inclusion, service providers are rightly moving to fill a gap in the ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
More than a hundred individual shareholders and three global asset owners including Local Government Super (LGS) have co-filed a shareholder resolution calling on Rio Tinto to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies including ...

PRI publishes guide on responsible investment in infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... indirect and direct infrastructure investors can apply the six Principles for Responsible Investment, intended for both asset owners and investment managers that are looking to adopt a more comprehensive and structured approach to managing ESG risks ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... market." NAB, ANZ, and the Investor Group on Climate Change are all members of the partners program. "Asset managers and asset owners will play an increasingly important role in ensuring that green debt instruments become integrated in corporate strategies ...