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Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is embarking on a new three-year strategy to further drive integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment process and wider business. Will Oulton CFSGAM, known as ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... in which they used their Intangible Value Assessment (IVA) ratings from MSCI ESG Research in conjunction with the Barra Global Equity Model (GEM3) to construct portfolios optimized for ESG ratings while holding other characteristics constant. The research ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... bond portfolios in two ways. "People are constantly saying to us, can ESG strategies outperform," said Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment at AXA IM. "Our answer is, yes, it can. It doesn't mean that ESG will always outperform, but ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... AU$6bn LGS last year awarded its nearly AU$170 million government bonds mandate to specialist investment manager Omega Global Investors. The strategy explicitly incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into the selection process ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... through this extraordinary and chaotic and volatile assessment of its reputation. If you think about things like the Edelman global report that's been recently released about where most of us put our trust, most of us are not trusting our corporate leaders ...

IIRC, IASB agree to more cooperation on reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... of understanding that demonstrates the two organisations' common interests in improving the quality and consistency of global corporate reporting. "This agreement formalises the already strong relationship that exists at multiple levels between our respective ...

Banco Fie joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Banco Fie, a Bolivian grass-roots microfinance institution, is the 22 nd values-based bank to join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). GABV is an organization of sustainable banks from around the world, including microfinance banks in ...

Monash University selected as sustainable development hub

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... was launched in late 2012 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and is an independent network to support the development of global sustainable development goals. "The appointment of Monash to help lead a regional hub of the Sustainable Development Solutions ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... 2013 survey, and an increase from 23% to 29% in instances of internal fraud involving collusion. Australian law has lagged global peers in legislating standards for anti-corruption. In November 2012, a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

GNDI: encourage board diversity, but not by quotas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... mandatory quotas are not the most effective way to improve board diversity, according to a joint policy paper issued by the Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). GNDI and its member organisations - including the Australian Institute of Company ...