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Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... are rarely included in investment management agreements, the survey found. "There needs to be a greater uptake by superannuation funds of the available tools," Birgden said. "Superannuation funds have a fiduciary responsibility to become well informed ...

Investors alert to possible Metcash poker machine move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... bets. GetUp has said that they will turn its attention to persuading investors to back the motion, meaning that superannuation funds will have to decide how to vote on a social issue that impacts on Woolworths' reputation and its bottom line. Woolworths' ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... the campaign to curb gambling, will turn its attention to persuading investors to back the motion, meaning that superannuation funds will have to decide how to vote on a social issue that impacts on Woolworths' reputation and its bottom line. Grassroots ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... risk and return considerations, said Phil Spathis, manager, strategy and engagement at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). "I think there will be an impact on behaviour, an incentive as a result of the system itself, and once all ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... reason they don't want to invest with us?" The firm will be making its pitch at a time when the investment and superannuation industries are under regulatory and legislative pressure to manage fees, present simplified products and provide advice. The ...

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... 21.2% of directorships are held by women, up from 18.4% in 2011. Women also comprise 21.8% of directorships on superannuation fund trustee boards, an increase from 20.4% in 2011. Corporate superannuation fund increased their representation of women on ...

ACSI may name companies with poor sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... and disclosure "continues to be of questionable quality," according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The investor group has further warned that they will consider naming companies that "continually fail to provide ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... manager based in Melbourne. Omega received a nearly AU$170m mandate from the nearly AU$6bn Local Government Super superannuation fund to implement a global government bond strategy that explicitly takes environmental, social and governance signals into ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... 2.6% - between 30 June 2011, group FUM decreased AU$41m due to market movement and AU$3m due to "net outflows". Superannuation inflows increased by 3.6% for the six month period, but managed fund inflows dropped by 25%, which the company said in its ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... and/or severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne The report found that companies were most likely to disclose policies prohibiting discrimination ...