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SuperMIND calculates costs of mental illness, suicide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Claims related to suicide cost 13 industry superannuation fund and their insurers more than AU$200 million between 2007-2011,according to SuperFriend, a not-for-profit mental health foundation. Shane Fielding, principal of group risk at IFS Insurance ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... as shadow carbon pricing integrated into long-term revenue and cost models and issues such as community dissatisfaction, labour relations and environmental pollution "broadly referenced" in companies' sustainability or enterprise risk management systems ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... financial exclusion, financial stability and systemic risk, customer relationship management, risk and crisis management, labour practice indicators and human rights, climate strategy, supply chain management, brand management, anti-crime policy and ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Future Proofing Your Business in the Asian Century. The report finds that Asian-Australians represent 9.3% of the Australian labour force, but only 4.9% are in senior executive levels, a situation that the report's authors call the bamboo ceiling. "There ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... education or health were retained within the community as workers did not migrate. In the 21 st century, however, where labour and capital are mobile, state spending has a lower return on investment if people or businesses leave the domicile. This trend ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... advertising or moving towards plain packaging. Further risks include litigation risk, or social risks such as the use of child labour in harvesting tobacco, King noted. "For the health-related funds, the decision has been partly based on the fact that ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... security screening." Northern Trust Asset Management's approach to index management and ESG is gaining traction in Australia. Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF) recently announced it had appointed Northern Trust Asset Management's international ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... their investors include ethical concerns, calculations of the financial risk/reward ratios as cost savings from cheaper labour can be offset by incremental business risks including impact on lead times, product quality and other concerns, and supply ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Markets Custom Low Carbon Optimised Equity Index Fund and the Northern Trust World Custom ESG Equity Index Fund. Recently, Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF) has appointed Northern Trust Asset Management's international business to manage ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... The RIL range selects managers that invest in companies that lead on ethical considerations, such as human rights, and labour standards, social consideration such as community involvement, environmental considerations and governance considerations. In ...