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Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... diversity and inclusion expectation statement that's applied to Australian companies during engagement and voting. ASI Australia is an active participant in 40:40 Vision, with Managing Director Brett Jollie on the 40:40 Vision steering committee ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... have also worked in collaborative advocacy with peak bodies like PRI and RIAA (Responsible Investment Association of Australia), and governments and regulators on initiatives of international relevance and concern." Ausbil identified modern slavery ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... particular product, we took in mind a few things," said Daniel Cheever, head of State Street Institutional Services in Australia. "One is that there are a number of rating and scoring companies across the investment universe. Another is we wanted to ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... manager search," said Frithjof van Zyp, Senior Director of bfinance's Australian office. "As more and more investors in Australia commit to net zero carbon emission by 2050, we expect the interest in renewables will only accelerate in order to meet stated ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The median ESG wholesale managed fund has returned 6.6% p.a. over the past three years, but the top ESG managed fund has shown nearly three times that return, according to research from Rainmaker Information. The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies ...

New to market investors seeking ESG information from platforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment Trends' 2020 2H Online Investing Report. At the end of 2020, the number of active retail online investors in Australia reached a new high of 1.25 million. Over the last 12 months, 435,000 Australians began trading listed investments for ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... diversity and inclusion. Neuberger Berman, the US$405 billion investment manager headquartered in the US, with offices in Australia, recently announced it joined an initiative to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the private equity industry. ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... additional cost to feed, Robeco noted. Although the engagement on the meat supply chain did not include any companies in Australia, the meat industry in Australia is engaging on the topic of sustainability. In 2017, the Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) ...

More women on ASX200 boards, but lag in CEO and chair roles: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Women now hold more than a third of board seats on the ASX200, but still lag in chair and chief executive roles, according to analysis by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI released its research in time for International ...