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Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... risks 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 ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... activists and some investors, and replaced that with a consensus approach," he said. Over 50 institutions co-filed the shareholder resolutions, including eight pension funds with assets of over $15bn: three AP Funds (Sweden), Connecticut (US), Ilmarinen ...

Community 21 issues shares after phase one capital raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Community 21 has closed the first phase of its capital raising, after hitting minimum subscription level, and has issued shares to 21 not-for-profit investors. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... resonate strongly with the ESG audience," Morrow said. "This is a clear example of a strong overlap between drivers of shareholder value and ESG issues. Certainly we would argue that the divers become more material over time. In this case, this is a ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... matters, Hanlon explained. "We have acquired more portfolio companies, and we now have increasing opportunities to use shareholder influence to create positive ESG impacts," she said. "It's important to put governance alongside the E and the S. Rather ...

Ethical Advisers' Co-operative AUM reach nearly $1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... with standard fund managers that might have an ethical product, or fund managers that should be voting in line with shareholder resolutions that do have an impact on return and risk, and ask them to be more engaged," she said. "I think more fund managers ...

Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... manager at Australian Ethical Investment, and Simon Sheikh, former national director at GetUp!. Bendigo Bank is a shareholder in the company, and Simon Holmes a Court one of the financial backers of the fund as well. Future Super's trustee is the Trust ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... The second most prominent strategy is ESG integration, affecting US$12.9 trillion, while corporate engagement and shareholder actions is the third most prominent strategy globally, affecting US$7.0 trillion, according to the report. Negative screening ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... to working with the other banks to create common standards," Le Couteur said. "That's probably a good idea - from a shareholder point of view, or the perspective of an environmental group, you want to be able to compare like for like. You want to say ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Canada has passed a payment disclosure standard for its listed mining companies, and Publish What you Pay Australia said this could influence Australia to adopt a similar regime here. Canada's Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act will require ...