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Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... particularly on the sovereign side. "We believe that in the case of a corporate, we've been able to have a certain amount of engagement, influence and positive impact on ESG issues," said Bruce Murphy, director, Australia and New Zealand, Insight Investment. ...

Cbus becomes Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Investors (ACSI) launched the code, which covers activities including exercising voting rights, company engagement, monitoring asset managers and financial system advocacy. "There is a strong public demand for information about how asset ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... exposed to ESG issues that are strong enough that we can't invest on those companies and often they are not responding to engagement." Shorting stocks on ESG grounds is in line with the Ausbil strategy on integrating ESG research into making investment ...

Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... as allegations of understaffing at both companies, she added. MSCI shares its reports with companies as a means of engagement. Earlier this year, Core Civic arranged a phone call with MSCI analysts to discuss the ratings, Thwing Eastman said. Neither ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... who's holding a company in the red left-hand rectangle [most exposed to regulatory penalty], I'd be thinking from an engagement perspective, you'd definitely want to be having some level of dialogue to make sure that they're aware of potential policies ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
The Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) initiative will press the case for greater engagement around sustainability and the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on financial outcomes at the 20 th World Congress of Accountants ...

BayernLB joins Climate Bond Initiative as Climate Bonds Partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... the State of Bavaria and the Bavarian savings banks. As Climate Bonds Partner, Bayern LB is "further advancing their engagement in developing green and sustainable finance," the Climate Bonds Initiative said. "The market for sustainable capital market ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... investment researchers, experts say the fact that ASIC has publicly disclosed information adds additional soft power to engagement with companies on their disclosures. Alison George, Regnan acting CEO The review, Climate Change Disclosure by Australia's ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... like screening are straightforward and verifiable, but the story is more complex, which is where ESG integration and engagement comes in." To that end, Future Business Generation also calls for more disclosure by superannuation funds, in line with the ...

Local Government Super selects PIMCO for fixed income ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... actively engages with issuers to improve ESG-related business practices. "We are excited to bring what we believe is an engagement-driven, industry-leading ESG fixed income solution to the Australian marketplace with Local Government Super; a long-time ...