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AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... are nationals from an emerging market, highlighting a need for increased diversity on those boards, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM AXA IM's responsible investment team recently ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... number of women on boards, warns BlackRock. Pru Bennett, director and head of corporate governance and responsible investment Asia-Pacific, BlackRock BlackRock recently performed a diversity investigation of ASX 200 companies' 2013 annual reports and ...

New Forests, CEFC agreement on bioenergy, biofuel finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... an opportunity to diversify Australian markets for timber, turn waste material into energy, and create new jobs and investment in rural Australia," said David Brand, New Forests' managing director, in a statement. "We see biomass based energy and liquid ...

CEFC provides $75 million to Energy Developments Limited

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will provide AU$75 million in financing to Energy Developments Limited (EDL) for investment in projects to generate energy from waste coal mine gas and landfill gas and remote hybrid renewables projects. CEFC CEO Oliver ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... their current and future business strategies in order to develop more resilient business models that offer long lasting investment cases."

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... ASX Corporate Governance Council and is the Australian network manager for the UN backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Management has held its first investor briefing, discussing the structure and returns of its three portfolios, its investment approach to selecting Australian equities and disclosing that a AU$7.7 million loan relating to the now-defunct Acacia College ...

Two directors stepping down at Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment will be filling two directors' roles. Andre Morony has advised that he will not seek re-election when his term as a director expires at the conclusion of this year's annual general meeting, which will be held on 20 November. ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... co-organized by the UN Global Compact, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative to explore how stock exchanges can work with investors ...

Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... mandate was labeled an "enhanced passive" strategy that will conform with LGS's environmental, social and governance investment principles, said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS. "We have had a long relationship with State Street - they have ...