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Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... implementation. "It is now considered that an ESG approach, particularly a 'mainstream' ESG approach focused on improving risk-adjusted returns, is entirely consistent with the fiduciary duty and there have been a number of studies conducted to support ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... sovereign ratings tool designed to identify a country's exposure to and management of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk factors. MSCI ESG Sovereign Ratings provide an overall sustainability assessment of 90 countries covering developed ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... - investments at superannuation fund HESTA. "The focus of the LCFWG is on complementary measures that provide funding for risk mitigation and/or to support adaptation initiatives with the clear purpose of promoting the transition to a low carbon economy," ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... that participated in a 2011 Mercer climate change survey have decided to include climate change considerations in future risk management and/or strategic asset allocation processes. Through the Looking Glass: How Investors Are Applying the Results of ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The government has made four appointments to the Energy Security Council, a body established as part of the Clean Energy Future legislation to advise on measures to address energy security risks. Ross Bunyon, Nancy Fox, Stephen Parbery and Michael Perry ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Framework" proposed by UN Special Representative John Ruggie, has provided investors with an opportunity to evaluate human rights risk in a more cohesive manner. Edgerton noted that evaluating human rights and other social risks are important, given ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... dedicated responsible investment option "less relevant". "The decision also reflects GESB's desire to lessen concentration risk by moving away from single-manager based investment options," said GESB Acting-CEO, Larry Rudman. "When GESB first established ...

Companies testing labour, human rights supply chain standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... labour and human rights KPI project to provide investors and companies with a method to objectively assess a significant risk factor that has commanded the concern and attention of many of the world's largest corporations and investors." The IIRC did ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... many organisations." A functional anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy will feature processes for awareness training, risk assessment, channels for raising concern and for corporate response when concerns are raised, Luijerink said. "Awareness training ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investment actually reflect the asset allocation you disclose in the [product disclosure statement] PDS and reflect the level of risk disclosed in the PDS. That's a compliance-cum-audit function. There are two ways to achieve that. Either you get the ...