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Analysing the link between women directors and corporate returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
A recent report noted that ASX500 companies with women directors had a higher average return on equity over the past three and five year time horizons, but there is no clear answer as to why this incidence seems to exist. The report by the Reibey Institute ...

Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Christian Super CIO Tim Macready. "We've had them on our radar for a couple of years and looked at an investment with them a few years ago. We knocked that one back, but this one met every criteria. It lends money to community organisations to buy properties ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... said. "They have to drive it - it's not good enough that a company, at its AGM, can pass a resolution on a show of hands of a few shareholders, completely missing of hundreds of millions.... The legislation should be amended to should say 'all shareholders' ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... with clients in terms of trying to explore their beliefs around sustainability," Goodland said. "We have also developed a few new beliefs internally as well, and one of those beliefs is that we think investors that are skilful at quantifying the impact ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... capital which was 66% higher for companies with the highest percentage of women directors. A subsequent report by Catalyst a few years later also suggested that the number of women on a company's board positively affects the future of women in its senior ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... than 30 years and there have been a number of campaigns around treatment of animals in the export trade, such as the one a few years ago around sheep and export to the Middle East." The cattle industry saw an abrupt loss of social license to operate ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... that off this year. Q: In terms of benchmarking your own performance, how often do you report to clients? RM: There are a few touch points in terms of reporting to clients. Every quarter we provide a list of activities we've undertaken in relation to ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... on activities to integrate ESG factors into investment decisions and operations is "immature". "It's very immature and very few funds are very good at providing transparency. About half the funds in Australia don't qualify for consideration, to begin ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... investment strategy that emphasises certain sectors such as clean tech, or through regulatory influence, Towers Watson said. Few institutions actively promote a Universal Owner philosophy in sustainable investing, Towers Watson notes, because many are ...

"Two Strikes" for directors legislation passes Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, passed the Senate this week and will take effect in a few weeks. The legislation gives shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies the right to remove directors ...