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Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... members' long-term savings and retirement horizons, coupled with the fact that large funds in particular tend to be universal owners of an economy and listed companies. The interactions around ESG issues tend to be focused on board function, Fox explained. ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds, not being in the political debate is not an option." Superannuation funds are an example of universal owners in action, Noble pointed out, and as such, even if a fund decides not to actively engage around responsible investment ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds are responsible for such a large pool of Australia's capital, and because they are often universal owners, they need to not only manage those ESG risks, they also need to become more active owners to impact positively both socially ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... are to the ultimate beneficiaries - the superannuation fund members - particularly as superannuation funds are universal owners and thus exposed to these risks both directly and indirectly, said Julian Poulter, excutive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... effect to the credit ratings to the government bonds and can result in an impact on our bond investments. As universal owners, asset owners in Australia can't avoid these considerations, she added. "As institutional investors, we can't escape the externalities ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... having to re-invent the wheel." See Also: Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... diversified investment portfolio that is spread across the entire market or markets," the paper said. "As a result, universal owners collectively own a share of the economy and are effectively tied into this share in the longer term." Both the universal ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... MSCI Global ex Controversial Weapons Indices - nine indices developed for use by institutional investors and universal owners who wish to avoid investments in cluster bombs, landmines, chemical, biological, and depleted uranium weapons. The country and ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Watson cites the UNPRI statistic that the total cost of those three externalities exceeded US$2.5tr in 2008. Universal Owners can manage ESG externalities in three ways - active ownership, seeking to influence public policy and using an investment strategy ...

Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... metrics of modern portfolio theory, which depend on backward looking data. "Many investors' see themselves as universal owners, and a primary way of framing ESG is the risk and return factor," said Drew Fryer, a senior analyst with MSCI ESG Research ...
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