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Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia reported an increase in retail customer satisfaction of 79%, a 4% jump from last year, as well as increases in gender diversity and community program funding in its most recent sustainability report. Commonwealth Bank ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... the same, but how we work with different teams will depend on the make-up [of the team." The UK pilot took 18 months to conduct, from defining and selecting the criteria to creating the process of evaluation and then actually examining the UK equities ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... valve," he said. "As for poll voting, in this day and age, each company that has an AGM has the mechanics in place to conduct a poll. Therefore, how on earth can you justify a resolution where it's hands in the air?" See Also: Proxy voting error results ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... identified and both funds are in compliance with relevant policies." In the 2012-2013 financial year, New Forest said it would conduct a review and update of SEMS as part of its continual improvement cycle, including updating asset class guidance to ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... St James Ethics Centre, and Clare Payne, consulting fellow, St James Ethics Centre. The BFO's aim is to improve ethical conduct and improve the public's trust in the industry. "We hope that the Banking and Finance oath will strengthen the ethical fibres ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ is a leader both in Australia and internationally for the development, strategy and delivery of financial inclusion and capability programs, according to a third-party review of the bank. According to the review by the Allen Consulting Group, ANZ's ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... revised Principle 3 in the first annual report after 1 January 2011, or by their 2012 report. The ASX commissioned KPMG to conduct an analysis of diversity disclosures made by companies that have a 31 December 2011 year end, which were the first group ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Companies' extra-financial information, such as disclosures on governance and environmental issues, is used by analysts and investors to help analyse and inform investment decisions, according to research conducted by the Global Reporting Initiative ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Institutional investors globally are conducting climate change risk assessments of portfolios, with 26% making changes to their investment strategy or decision-making as a result, according to a Mercer study commissioned by international climate change ...

MSCI launches ESG portfolio analytics tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... BarraOne platforms later this year. MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics satisfies reporting needs for the UN PRI and can be used to conduct internal ESG risk assessment and identify targets for company engagement.