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ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... collaborative investor coalition that engaged with companies on the issue. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO A group of large global institutional investors led by the $854 billion US financial services company TIAA-CREF with engagement support from the Australian ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Clarity in the laws governing fiduciary duties and the responsibilities of institutional investors in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks should be a high priority for the financial services sector, according to a new white ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... assessing themselves in terms of the right balance in terms of a strategy that is sustainable," Dr Chioatto said. "Institutional investors are looking for long term return, so what are you doing to get the right dynamics on the board. That's the ongoing ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... that we've seen in emerging markets is corporate governance risk." Northern Trust worked with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to develop a quality overlay that evaluates emerging market companies on their corporate governance. "Our initial thought ...

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... values based on their investment horizon and values. "There is a growing difference between retail shareholders and institutional shareholders who have a longer term horizon - that brings a different perspective as well," Fox said. "Certainly yes, shorter ...

Sustainalytics hires Cheryl Gustitus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Ratings, where she was chief marketing officer. Prior to that, she worked for nearly 10 years with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm. Previously, she has worked for T. Rowe Price and Calvert Investments. "We are ...

Sustainalytics hires Gary Hewitt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... previously led a research team at Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson) and worked for nearly a decade at Institutional Shareholder Services. "With the increasingly important role ESG research is playing in investment decision-making and risk management ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... impacts on the business," said Martin Lawrence, a director of Ownership Matters, a governance advisory service for institutional investors. "ASIC have made it clear that they expect to see this. What is happening is that regulators are encouraging companies ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... of companies' non-financial - i.e. environmental, social and governance - disclosures. The global survey of 163 institutional investors was conducted by Institutional Investor magazine, on behalf of EY. Bell cited that research as evidence that sustainability ...

Northern Trust develops emerging markets low CO2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Earlier this year, Northern Trust announced that it was collaborating with MSCI ESG Research and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and it had created the first emerging markets custom index to incorporate environmental social and governance screens. ...

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Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS
The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs.

Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS
Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries.

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

ROSE MARY PETRASS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS
Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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