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Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... of listed companies increase their frequency and depth of communication around environmental, social and corporate governance governance issues, there has been an evolution on the part of some companies in the understanding of how each should relate ...

Sustainalytics hires Cheryl Gustitus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... well." Last month, Sustainalytics announced it had hired Gary Hewitt to lead the development of expanded corporate governance research and data products. Hewitt is former head of governance research at GMI Ratings. He previously led a research team at ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... case-by-case approach to proxy voting and engaging with companies in varying markets. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager AMP Capital's 2013/2014 corporate governance report focused on how the globalisation of financial markets ...

Sustainalytics hires Gary Hewitt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics has hired Gary Hewitt to lead the development of expanded corporate governance research and data products. Hewitt is former head of governance research at GMI Ratings. He previously led a research team at Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson) ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... levels of assured sustainability data will rise in years going forward given recent language in the ASX's Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. As part of that package, ASX included Recommendation 7.4 to ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... and you'll develop more consistency in the area." The research shows that there are funds that have good corporate governance, with the range across the spectrum. "We do have some very well run funds and funds that have really embraced the governance ...

Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... measurement and reporting around intangible assets such as sustainability and ESG takes on a new meaning. The ASX Corporate Governance Council's recently issued third edition of its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations include recommendations ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... research this year comes in the context of new reporting guidelines and regulations from ASIC and the ASX Corporate Governance Council, which will have implications for companies' sustainability reporting. Earlier this year, the ASX Corporate Governance ...

Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... enhances MSCI's position as a leader in ESG research," Briand said in a statement. "The addition of GMI's corporate governance research and ratings will enable MSCI to offer its clients a depth and quality of coverage across all three pillars of ESG ...

Mercer hires Alexis Cheang to Responsible Investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... clients "in helping them implement Mercer's recently launched Framework for Sustainable Growth and addressing corporate governance risks," Mercer said. Mercer has 13 responsible investment consultants around the world who specialise in advising boards ...