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Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... 29 funds providing responses to how they voted in 2017/18, only three funds voted with the company board and/or, proxy voting adviser on every occasion. In contrast, five funds voted independently of boards and proxy voting advisers on more than 10% ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... fundamental difference in the Australian code - codes in other countries tend to focus more on the external aspects around proxy voting, engagement, and monitoring of companies. The Australian code has all that, too, the part that our code has which ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... clients who choose to take an active ownership position in their holdings and augment their own decision process around proxy voting, Roux said. "At the moment, we are actively observing how Ownership Matters goes about their process, and, encouraging ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... investors across a range of initiatives, whether it's ESG integration, whether it's the seriousness by which you approach proxy voting, or whether it's the experience and expertise you bring to engagement. The thing is, as we've looked at this, and this ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... proceses, developing engagement priorities with investment teams, establishing platforms for greater collaboration on proxy voting and engagement within teams, implementing a "controvsial investments' monitoring process, developing and implementing an ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... climate change related issues with Australian companies including BHP Billiton, Westpac, CBA, ANZ, and NAB, launching a proxy voting website that discloses voting intentions before company meetings, co-filing resolutions requesting disclosure on climate ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... to evaluating their responsible investment kit bag to see that they have a systematic approach to engagement and proxy voting, to see that they advocate for more responsible financial markets, etc." Transparency is another part of the broader certification ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... on the Australian listed equity sector (ASX300) as the primary domain for ACSI's company engagement, research and proxy voting services"; advocacy agenda - "an increased focus on financial system-level advocacy and engagement, both in Australia and internationally" ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... diversity is significant for us," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "It informs how we advise our members on their proxy voting. Having the gender diversity policy within the guidelines will inform out voting from 2017 onwards." Last year, ACSI set a policy ...

NZ Super Fund releases PRI report, assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... equity, and was also awarded an A for its active ownership of listed equities, based on its engagement and a B for proxy voting. "We believe that environmental, social and governance factors are material to long-term investment returns," said Adrian ...