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Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment Strategy has three strands," he said. "One is building on what we've done to date, improving the quality of the investment process, [a] better sense of the impact of ESG factors in the long-term, and measuring that in a sensible ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... more familiar.... I've always thought that ESG ratings are providing information about the materiality of a company, the quality of its operations that's not captured in traditional analysis." The paper was written by Zoltan Nagy, Doug Cogan and Dan ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Indonesia. For developed markets, Japan was the largest underweight largely due to governance issues, while countries with high quality long-term ratings such as the United Kingdom and the United States were slightly underweight largely as a result of ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... performing in terms of our expectations," Hartnett said. "When you're looking at good ESG integration, there is a bias towards quality securities. We did notice earlier in the year where the markets had picked up again and just about everything is rising ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Essendon investigation and the issues raised in the ACC report go forward and to let the AFL do its work before judging the quality of its leadership. However Moystn did say that she felt the commission was acting to the tenets of responsible leadership. ...

IIRC, IASB agree to more cooperation on reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Druckman have signed a memorandum of understanding that demonstrates the two organisations' common interests in improving the quality and consistency of global corporate reporting. "This agreement formalises the already strong relationship that exists ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Wind Partners will provide our investors with additional geographical diversification and exposure to a portfolio of high-quality wind projects." AMP Capital is investing in a consortium of three other infrastructure investors, and EME manages and operate ...

Low Carbon Australia forms alliance with Wiley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... custom engineered solution will reduce the carbon emission intensity for steam production by 64% and improve local air quality by removing odorous biogas. Last year, Wiley was also awarded the Master Builders Association Brisbane Housing and Construction ...

Biologists develop essential variables to track biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Biological Sciences. "There are big gaps in information, and some countries have far less information than others. The quality and type of information is variable globally as well. So clearly, if we are to improve delivery on biodiversity targets, we ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... without the volatility exposures that come with listed market investments, and Mercer has said it is seeking to identify quality managers in this space. Helga Birgden Mercer's responsible investment team has identified unlisted alternative assets including ...