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VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... BlackRock, is making an assessment of factors with respect to debt sustainability: willingness to pay, financial sector health, external finance position within the countries. An increasing number of emerging markets have economies that are being more ...

Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... has bought a former tourism business and turned it into low-cost accommodation service for people coming to Cairns for health services, as well as crisis accommodation for the homeless. The money has gone towards the purchase and refurbishment of the ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... all, Woolworths' approach to the risks of problem gambling by its customers lies in stark contrast to how companies manage health and safety risks in the workplace, for example. The measures are to train staff, make machines less visible, support counselling ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... look at studies from the WHO and the OECD, what they've found is that if you invest in women through programs that improve health, welfare and wellbeing, it has a multiplier effect," she said. "Where women have access to education, they have fewer and ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... owners. The paper examines how those asset owners can evaluate hedge fund strategies from the perspective of preserving the health and efficient function of markets as a whole as well as the integration of ESG factors into investment decisions. "Many ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... began assessing suppliers by asking them to provide information on sustainability practices in areas including occupational health and safety, risk management, human rights, community investment, governance and environmental performance as an automatic ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The recently published Australia in the Asian Century white paper is a roadmap detailing how Australia should navigate the opportunities and challenges of the rising wealth and development of the Asian region. Sustainable development is an implicit ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... sector is at the stage of early preparation for damage from flood and bushfire, degradation of foundation and impaired health and productivity. The electricity, road and rail and financial services sectors are all in early stages of action, with The ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Christensen said. AXA IM looked at the companies and evaluated them for workforce stability, including top management, and a good health and safety record - a mostly qualitative process. "What we're saying with this, looking at employee scores, is it ...

Omega: governance measurements reduce bond portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... fixed income manager Omega Global Investors. Mathew McCrum, director, investments, Omega Global Investors Omega's Financial Health Rating takes into account a country's ability to repay its debt - its financial strength - and its willingness to repay ...