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Governance Institute appoints Steven Burrell as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute of Australia has hired Steven Burrell as its new chief executive officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and will begin in ...

UCA Funds Management select Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... "Northern Trust is delighted to be appointed by UCA Funds Management," said Peter Jordan, head of Global Fund Services for Asia-Pacific at Northern Trust. "Northern Trust is pleased to work in partnership with our fund manager clients to support them ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... risks to new and expanded coal and gas projects as well as the associated port and rail projects to expand export capacity in Asia. Vernon's observations are based on experiences travelling to Gladstone in April 2014 with the Responsible Investment Association ...

NZ Super Fund selects Northern Trust for passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... the fund's environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management Northern Trust will manage the passive Barclays Global Aggregate fixed income mandate ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... the definition of consumer leases closer to the standards of the consumer credit code." Earlier this year, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... states and an excess of 500 megawatts of capacity. Jamie Summons, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' Head of Weather Solutions for Asia Pacific. This is a first-of-its kind derivative for a windfall portfolio, and the hedge is innovative because it is tied ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... tailored approaches to risk and return, according to Northern Trust. Wayne Bowers, CEO, CIO Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at Northern Trust Asset Management Wayne Bowers, chief executive officer and chief investment officer for Europe ...

BNP Paribas launches ESG reporting tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... that will provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for customised reporting purposes. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance, BNP Paribas Securities Services BNP Paribas is using data from Thomson Reuters ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... into their risk modelling as they would other factors, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Mercer has launched Investing in a Time of Climate Change, a follow up on its 2011 study, Climate Change ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
ANZ is partnering with the Australian Water Association (AWA) on water and wastewater management programs in South-East Asia. Christina Tonkin, ANZ managing director of global loans and advisory. The partnership will see AWA focus on "knowledge sharing ...