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PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... average pension fund has 34% of its portfolio in fixed income. "While ESG analysis has been applied increasingly to equities, few have put it to the test in fixed income until now," said James Gifford, executive director of the PRI in a statement. "Stung ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... people most affected are gainfully employed and part of the emerging middle class? That's a hard one." Australia is one of a few key markets that is primed to embrace impact investing, Christensen said. "The US, Australia, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands ...

ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... "Procurement and supply side questions have become much more prominent in responsible business practises in our region in the last few years," said Leeora Black, managing director and founder of ACCSR. "For example, the new G4 Global Reporting Initiative ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... as an ongoing issue of corporate governance. "Remuneration is always going to be a big issue," Halliday said. "There are a few second strikes pending for some companies, and we have a lot of engagement with companies. There is a lot that shareholders ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... on carbon credits because there's increased volatility. In terms of the emergence of any exchange, I think that there are few people jostling for that spot, and the [Sydney Futures Exchange] is probably going to be the main one. To a certain extent ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... via developed market equity investments, the asset class with the highest level of reported low carbon exposure. However, few respondents were able to quantify the value of low carbon exposure via equity investments with confidence, the report said. ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... for at least 10 years. Yet if you look at the upper echelons of management at financial services companies, there are very few women. That is poor talent management." A lack of detail on policies on pay equity was another issue of concern for BlackRock ...

Two directors stepping down at Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... employment with another organisation, Australian Ethical ays. "Steve has made a significant contribution to the board over the past few years and the company has benefited enormously from his skills and experience," said Chairman Steve Gibbs in a statement. ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Report that the organisation had begun evaluating potential projects ahead of that formal launch. As a result, within the first few days of the financial year, CEFC announced that it would provide financing for the construction and operation of a wind ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... saying that climate change presented new business opportunities for them," Riffle said. "In terms of research, there are a few different areas to look into around that. There is the idea that taking action, for instance, building infrastructure, and ...