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LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... re-Âemergence of long-Âterm systemic risks to the financial sector and this is not in the interests of long-Âterm shareholders such as LGS and our members."

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... of companies see as a cost. If it's done properly, it's not a cost. It's communicating issues about the company to shareholders so that we have a better understanding. Bennett notes, though, that policy and regulation has to be accompanied by enforcement ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... conduct regarding data on emissions of diesel cars damaged the company's performance. "If people, customers, and shareholders view the behaviours of the company and the corporate leaders in this negative light, they make judgements about the company," ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... politicians at odds with that. "If you look at the section on the resource companies, some of them are saying one thing to shareholders in public, but they're putting significant undisclosed shareholder money in another direction," said Caroline Le Couteur ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... realisation around business as usual on the governance front as well as the disclosure front isn't going to satisfy shareholders anymore, or the market anymore. It's not just activist shareholders you have to worry about - it's the large institutional ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... from companies about their sustainability performance," Parker said. "There's a lot more demand for information from shareholders and others, and therefore we have a lot more information to work with."

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... shareholder returns, unlike other markets. In Japan, it's particularly egregious that companies do not look after their shareholders. [Since the commencement of the Stewardship Code and the Corporate Governance Code], the first thing that many Japanese ...

Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... had a capital raising campaign, having raised almost AU$750,000 and issuing shares to 18 new not for profit (NFP) shareholders. Community Sector Banking last year told The Sustainability Report that $600,000 from the capital raising will be used for ...

Australian Ethical hires equities analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... sector and I look forward to using my skills to help it to continue to deliver excellent results for its investors and shareholders."

Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... exceptions, the results challenge claims by advocates of controlled firms that such structures ultimately benefit all shareholders by insulating management from market pressures," said Jon Lukomnik, IRRCi executive director. "Some controlled companies ...