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First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... asset managers and financial system advocacy. Stewardship codes exist in many markets in the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. The Code is open to all asset owners (including super funds, endowments ...

Cbus becomes Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... ACSI said several more funds are expected to sign before the end of 2018. Stewardship codes are in place in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. This is the first stewardship code to focus exclusively on the activities ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... need legislative intervention to give shareholders a greater say - such as we have seen in other markets, like the United Kingdom. In light of these results, we will be looking closely at bonus outcomes in the upcoming reporting season. If they're not ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... understand and assess the focus that asset owners have on good stewardship". Stewardship codes are in place in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. This is the first stewardship code to focus exclusively on the activities ...

Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Science and Management from the University of York and BA Honors majoring in Philosophy from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Mercer also announced that Max Messervy will join Mercer's Responsible Investment team in Boston. Messervy will be reporting ...

WA ranks 8th globally in National Resource Governance Institute assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... assessed achieved good or satisfactory overall ratings. Norway tops the list of governance, followed by Chile, the United Kingdom and Canada in the top-most "good" performance category. NRGI's methodology found Eritrea had the worst resource governance ...

Pengana selects WHEB Asset Management to manage Hunter Hall Global Deep Green Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... possible opportunity, for our investors? We scoured the world and luckily enough, we found WHEB." WHEB is based in the United Kingdom and specialises in "the investment opportunities created by the global transition to more sustainable, resource and ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... coalesce around what's agreed collectively." The bond aggregator model has been successfully implemented in the United Kingdom through The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) which administers £5 billion in loans to housing associations. The announcement ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... federal government has launched an inquiry into whether Australia should adopt national legislation comparable to the United Kingdom's Modern Slavery Act 2015. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global Compact Network Australia The Foreign Affairs and Aid ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... total consumer credit market in Australia. By way of comparison, ASIC notes the payday lending industry in the United Kingdom "is estimated to be writing £2.5 billion worth of loans and makes up approximately 1.2% of the total consumer credit market." ...