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Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Investor Survey on Climate Change Annual Report on Actions and Progress 2011 surveys the investment practices of 42 asset owners and 51 asset managers. It was commissioned by the Australia/New Zealand Investor Group on Climate Change ( IGCC), the Institutional ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... stakeholders including civil society groups and members about their investment decisions. With There are 34 Australian asset owners that are signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and 76 investment manager signatories. Being a PRI ...

MSCI launches ESG portfolio analytics tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... MSCI's global equity and ESG indices. "Demand for ESG integration is growing, but it remains a challenge for many asset owners and managers to assess how effectively ESG risks are taken into account," said Remy Briand, managing director and global head ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... issue climate bonds for the broadband network." Climate-themed bonds provide a strong opportunity for Australian asset owners and fund managers, and Kidney said there is a demand from Australian investors. "We do think there is demand, and one of the ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... accountability mechanism through the reporting and assessment process and that's been in place since year one. That does allow asset owners to look more carefully at their investments and RI activities. We also have the mandatory transparency elements ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... that the key themes from the voting seasons were proxy advisors and their relationship with company directors and asset owners, the two strikes rule and the no vacancy rule. See Also: Share placements become governance issue for investors Governance ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... diversity is appropriate. Diversity is a source of competitive advantage and differentiation. This poses a challenge for asset owners to select the right fund managers. Selecting the right fund manager requires some specialist knowledge, and the challenge ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatories and is increasingly being mandated and scrutinized by asset owners," said Remy Briand, managing director and global head of index and ESG research. Institutional investors require coverage of ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investment decisions and how they engage with invested companies on ESG-related topics. It is worth noting that 34 asset owners - including superannuation funds - are signatories to the UNPRI, which calls for voluntary commitments around disclosure and ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... risk considerations have evolved from a fringe area of investment management to become mainstream calculations. But asset owners and managers are seeking further integration into fixed income and cash asset allocations, and there is more work to be done ...