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Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... invested companies as a tool to overcome market inefficiencies, particularly as relates to environmental, social and governance (ESG) related issues, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire chief operating officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Peter takes up his new role on 1 December. "The PRI has made a huge contribution to moving environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into the forefront of the financial services sector but we know that there is still a great deal more to be done," ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... in the development of optimised portfolios for clients. Northern Trust has also assessed environmental, social and governance (ESG) data as part of its research and factor-based portfolio construction, and clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific are ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM's analysis of financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG factors). Each year, RobecoSAM invites the largest 3,400 companies from developed and emerging markets to take part ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Reuters, covering 5,000 companies around the world with more than 750 data points on various environmental, social and governance topics. The service can also be used for regulatory compliance reporting as well. BNP Paribas Securities Services is not ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... stakeholders have about some ASX-listed companies and particular sectors of the economy. "These environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can also pose significant investment risks and these changes to the investment restrictions are designed ...

AXA IM SmartBeta fund receives local recognition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... AXA Rosenberg, the quantitative investment arm of the global AXA IM group, and integrates environmental, social and governance data from AXA IM's responsible investment team. In building the ESG SmartBeta strategy, AXA Rosenberg uses AXA IM's responsible ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Jeyaretnam, Ernst & Young Australia climate change and sustainability partner. "Improving environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance throughout the supply chain directly benefits companies by increasing the value provided," Jeyaretnam said. ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches ESG reporting service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
NAB Asset Servicing has launched an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting service. NAB Asset Servicing is the bank's custody and fund administration business. The reporting service will allow clients such as superannuation funds to drill ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... UNPRI is the internationally accepted benchmark for how institutional investors should manage environmental, social and governance issues, NZ Super noted. "Responsible investment practices are becoming much more widely adopted and sophisticated both ...